Conflict of laws
Holgate v Addleshaw Goddard (Scotland) LLP [2019] EWHC 1793 (Ch), [2019] All ER (D) 118 (Jul)
The claimant’s application for a declaration that, among other things, the courts of England and Wales had no power under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 to determine any of the causes in issue failed. Among other things, the court held that an anchor claim issued after the relevant claim was capable of conferring judgment, provided that the other requirements of the anchor provisions were satisfied.
Divorce
H v W [2019] EWHC 1897 (Fam), [2019] All ER (D) 101 (Jul)
The husband’s application, under ss 68 and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996, to vary an amended arbitration award by removing the award of spousal maintenance, was dismissed. The Family Division held that s 69 concerned an appeal in relation to an error of law, whereas the husband’s complaints concerned the arbitrator’s conduct of the arbitration and his assessment of income and needs. Further, the court ruled that there had been no serious irregularity, within the meaning of s 68, justifying remission
