Case Summaries

W was a dual UK/Pakistani national living in London. H was a Pakistani national living in Pakistan. The parties married in Pakistan on 22 June 2012.

W sought a lump sum of £9.145m on the basis of sharing and compensation. H asserted this was a needs case due to the non-matrimonial nature of the assets and offered W £3.545m.

Peel J. H’s D11 application in relation to the implementation of a final order in matrimonial finance proceedings.

On 15 and 16 November 2023, Standish v Standish came before a Court of Appeal comprising King, Moylan and Phillips LJJ.

This was an appeal of a final order in financial remedy proceedings heard by Mr Justice Cusworth.

Landmark decision where Court of Appeal reduces W’s award by £20 million. Lord Justice Moylan, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Phillips.

Moor J. Successful application by H for W’s committal to prison for non-compliance with orders from 2019 and 2023.

Freedman J. A person is not to be regarded as being in adverse possession of an estate when the estate is subject to a trust: see Schedule 6, paragraph 12, to the Land Registration Act 2002.

Knowles J. Costs in relation to dismissal of W’s contempt application and withdrawal by H of his application to debar W’s solicitor from acting for her.

Arbuthnot J. H’s application for a stay of the financial remedy proceedings in favour of proceedings in Monaco.

Moor J. Claim for damages in relation to breach of a Part III MFPA 1984 order and TLATA order made in 2021.

Sir Jonathan Cohen. W’s application for financial remedy which included aspects of pre-marital property, post-separation accrual and Wells sharing.