Bloom v Bloom [2018] EWFC B10 (02 February 2018)

Bloom v Bloom [2018] EWFC B10 (02 February 2018)

Given the husband's repeated, calculated, and grave fraudulent conduct, lack of remorse, and the public nature of much of the evidence, the balance of competing interests falls decisively in favour of un-anonymised publication of the judgments and their dissemination to relevant public authorities. The applicant is...

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Citation
[2018] EWFC B10
Parties
Applicant: Bela Bloom; Respondent: Baron Alex Bloom; Intervenor: Irina Kontipaylova
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 February 2018
Procedural Posture
Family Financial Remedy / Post Judgment Application for Publication and Disclosure
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Disclosure of Judgments, Anonymity, Publication of Court Documents, Referral to Public Authorities, Financial Fraud in Divorce Proceedings
Family Law Civil Procedure Disclosure of Judgments Anonymity Publication of Court Documents Referral to Public Authorities Financial Fraud in Divorce Proceedings

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Parties

Bela Bloom

Applicant

Baron Alex Bloom

Respondent

Irina Kontipaylova

Intervenor

Procedural Posture

Family Financial Remedy / Post Judgment Application for Publication and Disclosure

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Should the court permit un-anonymised publication of earlier judgments?
  2. 2 Should the judgments be forwarded to public authorities?
  3. 3 Does the husband's conduct justify loss of confidentiality?

Ratio Decidendi

Given the husband's repeated, calculated, and grave fraudulent conduct, lack of remorse, and the public nature of much of the evidence, the balance of competing interests falls decisively in favour of un-anonymised publication of the judgments and their dissemination to relevant public authorities. The applicant is also granted explicit permission to use the judgments to protect herself from liability arising from the husband's actions.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Judgments to be published un-anonymised
  • Judgments to be forwarded to appropriate Law Officers for consideration