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TL v ML & Ors (Ancillary Relief: Claim Against Assets of Extended Family) [2005] EWHC 2860 (Fam), [2006] 1 FCR 465, [2006] 1 FLR 1263
Judgment date: 09 December 2005
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MacDonald J. Hearing of W’s fourth LSPO application in long running financial remedies proceedings. MacDonald J dealt with questions of historic and future costs in circumstances where W had overspent on the budget set by a previous LSPO order.
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Potanina v Potanin (Case Management) [2026] EWFC 80
MacDonald J. Case management decision on the wife's claim under Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 after a Russian divorce. The court refused the husband's applications to adjourn proceedings and for a split hearing, lifted a stay on disclosure, and set directions.
Re A and Z: Service Out; MPS; LSPO [2026] EWFC 64
McKendrick J. Interim hearing addressing an application to set aside a previous order permitting alternative service of the divorce petition out of jurisdiction by email in the US, alongside MPS and LSPO applications.
DR v ES & Ors (Further LSPO Application) [2026] EWFC 15
MacDonald J. Hearing of W’s fourth LSPO application in long running financial remedies proceedings. MacDonald J dealt with questions of historic and future costs in circumstances where W had overspent on the budget set by a previous LSPO order.
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