Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)?
Siân Smith has written an article, published by Financial Remedies Journal, titled 'Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)?'.
In financial remedy cases involving disputed third-party interests, a question often arises as to whether an FDR should take place before or after a contested preliminary issue hearing.
These intervenor cases often involve a family member who either claims to have a beneficial interest in a property registered in the legal name of one of the spouses, or who is the legal owner of a property which is said to be partially or wholly beneficially owned by one of the spouses. In either case the family member may be joined to the proceedings to protect their property interests.
Siân considers whether case management decisions in intervenor cases should place greater focus on the opportunities presented by an FDR or NCDR taking place prior to a preliminary issue hearing.
Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)?
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