Non-Court Dispute Resolution & Costs in Financial Remedy Cases - Hot Topics

Introduction

This webinar will provide a convenient and quick ‘one-stop’ catch up of the developments in two key hot topics with a review of the changes to the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and recent relevant case law.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

Non-Court Dispute Resolution

• X v Y (Financial Remedy: Non-Court Dispute Resolution) - Understand how the court applies non-court dispute resolution procedures in financial remedy cases
• NA v LA - Analyse how mediation and negotiation efforts impact court outcomes in complex financial disputes
• A v M (No 3) - Examine judicial expectations for parties engaging in alternative dispute resolution before litigation
• AM v RF - Identify key strategies for successfully using non-court resolution in financial remedies
• WZ v HZ - Explore case specific lessons on procedural compliance and negotiation tactics outside court
• DF v YB (No 2: Costs) [2025] - Evaluate how costs are assessed when parties engage (or fail to engage) in non-court resolution
• A v B [2025] - Understand the impact of non-court dispute efforts on subsequent litigation strategy
• M v F (Internal Relocation and Costs in Litigation Misconduct) [2025] - Recognise how non-compliance or misconduct during dispute resolution can affect costs and outcomes

Costs

• Traherne v Limb - Learn the principles guiding the court’s assessment of costs in financial remedy proceedings
• HO v TL - Examine case law illustrating when costs orders may be adjusted due to party conduct
• A v B [2025] - Analyse how costs are applied in scenarios involving both dispute resolution and contested proceedings
• D Culligan v A Culligan (No 2) (Costs and Anonymity) [2025] - Understand how anonymity impacts cost decisions and reporting in financial remedy cases
• Simon v Simon [2025] - Identify emerging trends in costs management and sanctions in family financial litigation