KG v LG (Appeal out of time; Material non-disclosure) [2015] EWFC 64

Disclosure: Coming clean

Emma Doughty explores the practical challenges when dealing with the ongoing duty to provide full and frank disclosure in financial proceedings ‘It is a decision for the client as to how much they investigate their interest in a discretionary trust, but they should be warned that if it later transpires that they have failed to …

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Non-Disclosure: Facing the music

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Rebecca Harling highlights the consequences of material non-disclosure and the approach of the courts ‘The Supreme Court has confirmed that dishonest spouses found to have concealed their assets during the course of proceedings should not be allowed to benefit financially from their material non-disclosure or fraud.’ All parties to financial remedy proceedings are subject to …

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Legal Professional Privilege: Behind closed doors

Clare Williams and Sam Hall examine the limits of confidentiality between client and legal advisor and the implications in G v G ‘The mere act of talking to a lawyer does not cloak that communication with the protection of privilege; there needs to be a professional relationship of some kind.’ One of the fundamental principles …

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