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17 February 2017
Issue: 7734 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Family proceedings

Briers v Briers [2017] EWCA Civ 15, [2017] All ER (D) 78 (Feb)

The Court of Appeal dismissed the husband’s appeal against a financial remedy order made between the parties following a divorce. The judge, in ordering the payment of a lump sum of £1.6m to the wife in four instalments over two and a half years and to transfer to the wife of 25% of his pension, had been right, and his findings of fact had been unassailable. None of the grounds of appeal had been successfully made-out.

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NEWS
The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys has reignited debate over what exactly counts as the ‘conduct of litigation’ in modern legal practice
A controversial High Court financial remedies ruling has reignited debate over secrecy, non-disclosure and fairness in divorce proceedings involving hidden wealth
Britain’s deferred prosecution agreement regime is undergoing a significant shift, with prosecutors placing renewed emphasis on corporate cooperation, reform and early self-reporting
The High Court has upheld the Metropolitan Police’s live facial recognition policy, rejecting claims that its deployment unlawfully interferes with privacy and protest rights
As AI chatbots increasingly provide legal and commercial advice, English law is beginning to confront who should bear responsibility when automated systems get things wrong
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