In the FAMILY COURT SITTING AT [insert court location] No. [insert number] Between [insert applicant name] Applicant and [insert respondent name] Respondent COMPOSITE CHRONOLOGYPrepared for: [hearing type] on [insert date] Date Event Bundle page reference 1956 H’s father founds X Co p [page number] 27 August 1968 H born p [page number] 27 September 1970 W born p [page

UPON HEARING [counsel OR solicitor] for the claimant and [counsel OR solicitor] for the defendant: Declaration of trust in relation to a property [IT IS DECLARED that the property known as [insert address], Title No [insert title number] (the Property), is held by the defendant as trustee for [him OR her] and the claimant [as tenants in common in equal shares OR in the following shares, namely [set out the parties’ shares in the property] OR . The court appoints the claimant and the defendant as new trustees of the trust of the Property in place of the defendant solely as tenants in common in equal shares OR in the following shares, namely [set out the parties’ shares in the property]].] Occupation

In the FAMILY COURT SITTING AT [court location] No. [number] Between [applicant name] Applicant and [respondent name] Respondent I, [AB], of [address], state as follows: Introduction 1 I am the Applicant in these proceedings and make this statement pursuant to paragraph [number] of the order of District Judge [name] dated [date of failed FDR appointment or other order], which directed that I should file a narrative statement setting out those matters referred to in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, s 25(2) relevant to my application. 2 My [application OR petition] for divorce was issued on [date]. A [conditional order OR decree nisi] of divorce was granted on [date]. My Form A, seeking all forms of financial order, was issued on [insert date]. 3 There are [insert number] children of the family, [child one] born on [date of birth] and [child two] born on [date of birth]. [child one] is [in year [insert school year] at school OR in their [insert year eg first, second or final] year at university OR fully independent (as appropriate)]. [child two] is [in

Bank accounts 1 Provide a schedule of all bank or other accounts (whether current, deposit, loan or other) not disclosed in Form E in which the [applicant OR respondent] has or has had in [his OR her] sole name, jointly with any other person or by [his OR her] nominee, or in which [he OR she] has a beneficial interest, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, since [insert date]. 2 Supply copy bank statements in respect of every account referred to in the schedule in answer to question (1) above from [insert date] to the date of the [applicant OR respondent]'s replies to this questionnaire. 3 In respect of every account referred to in the schedule in answer to question (1) above, identify the reason for and source of all credits over £[insert amount] and the reason for and destination of all debits over £[insert amount]. 4 Provide a complete set of updating statements from [insert date of [applicant OR respondent OR 's Form E] to the date of the [applicant OR respondent]'s replies to this questionnaire for all accounts disclosed

[insert date] I am a director of [insert name of entity], a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number [insert company number] whose registered office is at [insert address] (the Company). I refer to the facility agreement dated [insert date of facility agreement] between

In the Family Court sitting at [location] [Case No] Between 1 [insert name] Applicant And 2 [ insert name] Respondent Statement of issues for the [type of hearing] hearing on [date] Issue Applicant’s position Respondent’s position 1. Clean break The applicant contends that there should be a joint lives maintenance order because [insert concise details] The respondent contends that a clean break will be possible because [insert concise details] 2 Identification of assets to be divided Should [ [[identify asset] inherited by the [applicant OR respondent] ] OR [identify asset] owned by the applicant OR respondent] prior to the marriage [as appropriate]] be shared? These assets will need to be utilised to meet the applicant’s needs. Their status as matrimonial or non-matrimonial assets is not relevant to the resolution of the application.Or [identify asset] was recently inherited by the applicant from their parents. The property has not been intermingled with other assets and has not been matrimonialised. It should be treated as non-matrimonial property and not shared. [Deal briefly with the respondent’s case on non-matrimonial property and needs/sharing.]Or [identify asset] was owned by the respondent prior to the marriage and has remained in their separate

National Westminster Bank plc v Spectrum Plus Ltd [2005] 4 All ER 209 the leading House of Lords case addressing the issue of creating and maintaining fixed security over receivables.

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The Supreme Court has published a speech given at Singapore Management University by Lord Sales, analysing the rise of automated decision-making (ADM) in government and the emerging divergence in regulatory approaches to AI worldwide. He contrasts the UK's ‘soft law’ approach using guidelines and frameworks with the EU's comprehensive AI Act, noting the role of data protection legislation and the need to examine the full range of policy options being explored in different jurisdictions. Discussing the court’s role in protecting public law values, Lord Sales observes that as ADM increasingly ‘takes over public functions’ it is inevitable that judicial review claims will increasingly concern AI. He examines how cases like R (Johnson) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2020] EWCA Civ 778 and Bridges v South Wales Police [2020] EWCA Civ 1058 demonstrate the capacity of judicial review to respond to some of the associated AI risks, highlighting the judiciary’s role in developing doctrine to embed and defend public law values. While technology develops at pace, Lord Sales notes that these underlying values are likely to remain unchanged, with ‘commitment to legality, transparency, accountability, and human dignity’ remaining ‘central to the legitimacy of public administration’, whether ADM is used or not. In conclusion, Lord Sales, emphasises that robust mechanisms to safeguard public law values must be embedded in ADM design and implementation to ensure that automation serves, rather than undermines, good governance and the rule of law.

In a speech to the Hart Judicial Review Conference, Mr Justice Fordham of the Administrative Court offered insights into current judicial review practice. He highlighted the annual Judicial Review Guide as a key resource and provided practical advice on presenting legislative materials, case law and bundles to the court. Fordham J emphasized the importance of transparency in communications with the court and discussed the timing of pre-reading for judges. On matters of principle, he explored the evolving classifications of judicial review grounds and the context-dependent nature of intensity of review. The speech underscored the ongoing development of judicial review practice and the need for practitioners to stay abreast of both procedural and substantive updates in this area of law.

On 14 November 2025, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, gave a speech to the Association of Lawyers for Children annual conference on the most effective way for the family courts to engage with cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse. The speech considers, inter alia, the expansion of the Pathfinder model under Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), PD 36Z, the process of applying for and obtaining protective relief in cases of domestic abuse, the imminent publication of two new pieces of guidance for implementation in January 2026 on protective orders under the Family Law Act 1996 and making an application for a protective injunction, together with three suggested options that will be available to the court on receipt of an application for a without notice order. The findings in the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report dated 14 October 2025, Everyday business: Addressing domestic abuse and continuing harm through a family court review and reporting mechanism, are also considered.

The Master of the Rolls (MR), Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Lady Chief Justice (LCJ),  Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill , Heidi Alexander MP and Director of Office for Access to Justice, US Department of Justice,  Rachel Rossi have each delivered speeches at the Civil Justice Council’s (CJC) 13th National Forum on 29 November 2024, the theme of which was ‘access to justice—working together’.