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18 November 2016
Issue: 7723 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Divorce

Goyal v Goyal [2016] EWFC 50, [2016] All ER (D) 41 (Nov)

The Family Court held that a pension sharing order, under s 24B of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, was not available in relation to a foreign pension. That ruling followed a decision by the Court of Appeal setting aside an earlier injunctive order which had required the husband to transfer his interest in an Indian pension fund to his wife, and ordering a rehearing of the wife’s claims for a pension sharing order. The Family Court further held that the wife had not provided any evidence that a pension sharing order would be likely to be enforced in India and, accordingly, her application failed in limine.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Switalskis—Sally Ann Masih, Suzy Overton & Jane Beaumont

Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Ward Hadaway—Steven Hayward

Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop—six appointments

Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments

NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience

A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up

A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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