ANOTHER CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT OVERTURNED: BREACHES OF REQUIREMENT FOR A FAIR HEARING MEANT ORDER MUST BE QUASHED

ANOTHER CIVIL CONTEMPT OF COURT OVERTURNED: BREACHES OF REQUIREMENT FOR A FAIR HEARING MEANT ORDER MUST BE QUASHED

January 30, 2019 · by · in Abuse of Process, Access to justice, Committal proceedings, Litigants in person, Members Content

I am starting to lose count of the number of times the Court of Appeal has overturned decisions committing people to prison because of very basic and fundamental failures of procedure.  It is as though all the strictures against fair…

WHEN YOU'VE SPENT ALL YOUR MONEY ON LEGAL COSTS: NO REMEDY AVAILABLE: LITTLE SYMPATHY WHEN YOUR NET INCOME IS THE SAME AS A CIRCUIT JUDGE

WHEN YOU’VE SPENT ALL YOUR MONEY ON LEGAL COSTS: NO REMEDY AVAILABLE: LITTLE SYMPATHY WHEN YOUR NET INCOME IS THE SAME AS A CIRCUIT JUDGE

January 30, 2019 · by · in Conduct, Costs, Members Content

This blog usually looks at family cases in the context of evidence or costs.  The decision in Daga v Bangur [2018] EWFC 91 has a salutary tale to tell in relation to costs. There is also an interesting comparison in relation…