Rattan v Kuwad [2021] EWCA Civ 1

Maintenance pending suit: One size does not fit all

Heather Lucy analyses the lessons that can be learnt from a judgment in an ultra-high-net-worth case as to interim applications more generally The preparation of a separate budget for an interim application adds an additional element of costs and can cause concern that the applicant is effectively benchmarking their needs, which can then impact on …

Continue reading "Maintenance pending suit: One size does not fit all"

This post is only available to members.

Maintenance pending suit: Reasonable and required?

Andrew Smith provides a guide to the key principles to be applied on an application for maintenance pending suit and procedural points Maintenance pending suit will often not be reflective of longer term periodical payments and so it isn’t particularly necessary to go into longer term need for expenditure, especially that which is needed post-financial …

Continue reading "Maintenance pending suit: Reasonable and required?"

This post is only available to members.

Maintenance pending suit: In the here and now

Alice Rogers examines applications for maintenance pending suit and useful practice points arising from a decision of the Court of Appeal As practitioners, we are duty bound to ensure that maintenance pending suit applications are only brought if proportionate and necessary, while advising parties of the litigation risk, particularly in light of the court’s wide …

Continue reading "Maintenance pending suit: In the here and now"

This post is only available to members.