Schedule 1 - Samantha Hillas QC, St John's Buildings
Given the under-reporting of schedule 1 cases, how do you steer clients through the twists and turns of (1) securing legal fees, (2) capitalisation of child maintenance, (3) holding of a property?
Pensions - Grant Lazarus, 7 Harrington St Chambers
Against a backdrop of recent and live cases, how are judges treating the PAG's report?
What is the position over capital versus income, the "pension gap", and pre-acquired pensions?
Deferred lump sums
How do you treat deferred lump sums and the probable future sale of a private company that is clearly a family asset, particularly when both spouses are employed by it and rely on it for income?
Detrimental reliance
How do you control - and overcome - the difficulties of establishing "detrimental reliance" in common intention constructive trust and "proprietary estoppel" claims?
Maintenance
How far can you push the Court over Maintenance Pending Suit applications?
What is the latest judicial thinking on the duty to maximise earning capacity?
