Costs awards in family proceedings
The litigation conduct in A wife v A husband [2022] EWFC 154 prevented meaningful negotiation – b...
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A chill wind in costs…
A recent series of cases suggests there is a new imperative for out-of-court resolution in Schedu...
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The outstanding legal costs conundrum
In Azarmi-Movafagh v Bassiri-Dezfouli the Court of Appeal reinstated a lump sum towards the husba...
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Feeing and time
Seven years have passed since Mostyn J said it was time to “actually do something” about dispropo...
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Varying or discharging an attachment of earnings order
AEOs can be powerful tools to ensure payment so maintenance, but the exact rules are rigid and ne...
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Conduct: Who’s to blame and who pays?
The scheduling of “Conduct: Who’s to blame and who pays?” was timely, as attendees at the previou...
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MS v FS: fraud and the Family Court
This extraordinary case pushed family proceedings to the limits in more ways than one.
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A return of Calderbank offers – a welcome one or better consigned to the past?
The FPRC want views from practitioners on whether Calderbank offers should be admissible in consi...
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Calderbank consultation: Share your views
Share your views and support our response to the Family Procedure Rules Committee (FPRC) on the functioning of the current costs regime in financial remedy cases.