Ensuring fair financial outcomes in family law cases requires a thorough understanding of the latest statutory guidelines and case law developments. This resource offers up-to-date practical tips and insights, helping practitioners effectively advise and represent their clients in matters of financial provision. Whether dealing with maintenance, lump sum payments, or property division, we provide the essential tools to navigate these financial aspects with confidence and precision.
Family analysis: On 11 May 2026, as part of the standard orders project, and with the authority of the President of the Family Division, Peel J (the...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) meeting of 23 March 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at the...
This week's edition of the Family weekly highlights includes analyses of the court’s approach to parental orders under section 54 of the Human...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The court, on appeal, clarified the approach to be taken in determining whether or not exceptional circumstances...
Procedure—Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989This Practice Note sets out the procedural requirements in relation to an application under Schedule 1 to...
Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997This Practice Note explains the six criminal offences that may be committed under the...
Striking out a statement of caseThis Practice Note explains the court's power to strike out a statement of case. It summarises the grounds on which a...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
Where the respondent in divorce proceedings wishes to prevent the applicant from applying for the final order until the finances have been resolved, is the correct method to make an application in Form B (Notice of an application to consider the financial position of the respondent after the
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
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