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FAMILY LAW

06 September 2007
Issue: 7287 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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North v North [2007] EWCA Civ 760, [2007] All ER (D) 386 (Jul)

Once within the territory of discretion, the court’s overarching objective is a fair result. The order must be fair both to the applicant in need and to the
respondent who must pay.

In any application under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, s 31(variation and discharge of orders for financial relief), the  applicant’s needs are likely to be the dominant factor. But it does not follow that the respondent is inevitably responsible financially for any established needs.

He is not an insurer against all hazards nor, when fairness is the measure, is he necessarily liable for needs created by the applicant’s financial  mismanagement, extravagance or irresponsibility (per Lord Justice Thorpe at para 32).

Issue: 7287 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

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