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Civil way: 25 July 2025

E2 remedied; price marking put back; housing for abuse victims; delayed claim forms; committal put right; protocol claims get a kick; matrimonialisation endorsed

DOING THE E2. OI!

The 2022 Efficiency Statement for financial remedies before district judges introduced a composite schedule of assets and income to be based on figures in the Form E. It was to be known as the E2, to be filed the day before the first appointment, and updated for the financial dispute resolution (FDR) and final hearing. A template E2 was annexed. Some whinging has since followed over ‘glitches and irritations’, and improvements suggested so that the template was easier to use.

Enter a revised E2 through the doorway of an announcement made on 7 July 2025 that it was to be used immediately. We now have a ‘grand totals’ box that sits at the top of the page. The parties are to be referred to as ‘husband’ and ‘wife’, in response to a specific request from

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert

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