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Journal Trusts Switzerland Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and Their Recognition Corporate Veil Cross-Border Family Law Foreign Assets Freezing Injunctions Enforcement Piercing Trust Structures in Switzerland in Aid of Financial Claims in England [2026] 1 FRJ 26. Swiss courts possess domestic tools to pierce through foreign trust structures and make orders in respect of their underlying assets. This article examines what those tools are and how they may be deployed in aid of financial remedies proceedings in England.
Journal Domicile Domicile Of Choice Divorce Jurisdiction Delaying Departure? Domicile in Divorce Cases [2026] 1 FRJ 16. In Ramana v Kist Ramana [2025] EWCA Civ 1022, [2025] 4 WLR 120 the Court of Appeal was concerned with the question of how a domicile of choice may be lost. This article explores the arguments made at the hearing, the court’s decision and reasoning, and the likely implications.
Mazur Litigation Legal Services Act 2007 Stop! In the Name of the LSA: Why Your Favourite Legal Exec Can’t Touch That Form A after Mazur and XX v GH HHJ Farquhar was confronted with the practical consequences of Mazur for family law cases. The issue arose when Family Law Partners, a highly respected specialist family law firm, sought an exemption permitting their senior Chartered Legal Executive, Ms Lisa Burton Durham, to conduct litigation.
Journal Book Review Book Review: Financial Remedies Handbook 2025 [2026] 1 FRJ 74. Rhys Taylor reviews the 15th edition of Financial Remedies Handbook 2026, by District Judge Sophie Harrison, published by LexisNexis, and says every financial remedy lawyer should have it by their side.
Journal Football Stockpiling Orders Parlour A Question of Sport [2026] 1 FRJ 52. Karen Richardson is 22 years old in 1990 and meets her future husband, Ray Parlour. Ray is 19 and signed his first professional contract with Arsenal less than 12 months ago. Football, as culturally significant then as it is now, was about to change beyond all measure.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation Should Family Justice Embrace the Civil Mediation Model? A Case for Reform A barrister and mediator working in financial remedies asks whether the civil mediation model could be used more widely in financial remedies cases, and brought into the mainstream of ADR in this area of law, helping cases to settle sooner, or resolving them even before court proceedings are issued.
Trusts Switzerland Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and Their Recognition Piercing Trust Structures in Switzerland in Aid of Financial Claims in England