Neive Augustin provides a summary re, Grace -v- Grace [2025] EWFC 37 (B) for Financial Remedies Journal
Straightforward financial remedy proceedings continued an additional 2½ years after the agreement at the FDR. Significant litigation misconduct, far beyond acceptable standards, resulting in striking delay and wasted costs orders; criticism also of conduct of W’s solicitor. The judgment provides useful guidance on anonymisation in financial remedy judgments where there is litigation misconduct.
W 51. H 52. Non-pension assets in the sum of £1.72m; [11]. Proceedings commenced in 2019, FDA on 12 March 2020, six further hearings before an effective FDR on 21 April 2022. However, the final order was not approved until October 2024, primarily because of errors with the draft order, leading H to believe that W’s instructing solicitor acted in bad faith; [3]. Of note, at the final hearing in October 2024, both parties agreed that the original agreement should be put into effect. The narrow remaining issue that required a decision was in relation to costs; [6].
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