Does matrimonial law, rides bikes, has cat.

London, England
Joined February 2017
Interesting case in which I appeared led by @Stewartqeb , against Tim Bishop of @OneHareCourt and Jeni Kavanagh of @1GCFamilyLaw . Compensation principle engaged and reflected in a way not previously seen in case law: to bring pre-acquired wealth within ambit of sharing principle
AT v BT [2023] EWHC 3531 (Fam) (06 November 2023): Financial remedies application, issues including whether trust assets were matrimonial, & whether W's claim should be settled on a sharing or needs basis. W awarded c. £6.9m, out of net assets of £13.7m. bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam…
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youtube.com/watch?v=MoPMUXiw… Beautiful video featuring the icon that is MdsE. For three years I have tried to 'be a bit more Marin'. Timely reminder that sometimes it is okay to let go.
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caselaw.nationalarchives.gov… Very interesting judgment from Peel J on agreements, (massive) delay, and the need for a causal nexus between need and the marriage.
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Suppose it’s that time again! 6 months of internal questioning and hand wringing, but of course, there was and is no choice. Praying to the weather gods for minimal precipitation.
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This passed me by at the time, but helpful judgment of Justin Warshaw KC sitting as DHCJ rowing behind Trowell J's summary of the approach to post separation accrual and applying his own holistic approach: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov…
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instagram.com/p/DQSaYBAjQoY/ The most iconic cycling clip of 2025. Forget about the UCI, Lifetime GP etc. Harry Mac tears a hole in spacetime to win National HC champs for the second year running
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Content with a solid and representative effort at @UrbanHillClimb this weekend. Few more left before I trade back in 2-5 minute max efforts for multi-day offroad schlepfests
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caselaw.nationalarchives.gov… The latest chapter in the Collardeau v Fuchs litigation. Substantive Thwaite interventions, including a substitute lump sum of £11m.
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6 w/kg for 4:31 to get up Leith mid pack, humbling.
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Alien Earth: fantastic. Finally. Waited 13 years for this.
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Pauline Ferrand Prevot: “I know that this shape that I have now I will not keep forever. It's just for the Tour de France. It's also my job to be the best as possible. We know this is an endurance sport, and to climb you need to have a high watts per kilogram.“ "I don't want to stay like this, I know it's not 100% healthy. But we also had a good plan with the team's nutritionist and everything is in control. I didn't do anything extreme and I still had power left after nine days of racing. It's a tricky subject because you have to find the limit, but I also know I can't stay like this forever. It's the choice I made." "I had quite a lot of complaints on Instagram about it, people saying I was not a good example for young people. But I also think parents should educate their kids and say to them, 'Pauline is like this because she's preparing for the Tour de France, it's not forever.” “Everyone needs to understand that it's also our job to be the best as possible. I just do my job the best way I can and that's it."
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caselaw.nationalarchives.gov… Interesting case on loss of a domicile of choice. Acquisition and loss are 'two sides of the same coin'.
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Allez PFP! Unbelievable. Queen of queens.
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caselaw.nationalarchives.gov… Wow two in a day. Helliwell v Entwistle out. Read paras 121-124.
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caselaw.nationalarchives.gov… Read. Peel J finally conclusively answers the age old question ‘can you snitch on a party who storms out of the pFDR prematurely’
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Not normal. Jonas makes the entire GC field look like sloppy Sunday club riders on a 1x TT setup with a star destroyer on his head only to get dusted by…. 36 seconds by Pog on a road bike sitting bolt upright riding mostly tempo… on an 11k tt.
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Analogously this is like someone beating Usain Bolt in his prime by an entire second wearing a tracksuit and easy mileage trainers
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Standish, appeal dismissed
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Para 62 useful in confirming that ‘shared benefit to the spouses’ should not be elided with a ‘benefit to the children’, but also acknowledges that this ‘may not be easy to differentiate’
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Some might argue that Moylan LJ’s narrower formulation in the Court of Appeal promoted greater certainty than the ratio of the UKSC judgment.
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What evaluative approach is required for the vast bulk of cases where parties disagree about the concrete facts and subjective understanding regarding their ‘treatment’ of an asset?
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