DN v HN [2014] EWHC 3435 (Fam) (14 August 2014)

DN v HN [2014] EWHC 3435 (Fam) (14 August 2014)

The February agreement was a distinct and enforceable contract, separate from the financial remedy compromise, and the wife was entitled to a mandatory interlocutory injunction requiring the husband to pay the sum required to complete the property purchase.

Citation
[2014] EWHC 3435 (Fam)
Parties
Applicant: DN; Respondent: HN
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
14 August 2014
Procedural Posture
Application for Mandatory Interlocutory Injunction / Interlocutory Hearing
Outcome
Mandatory interlocutory injunction granted
Legal Topics
Specific Performance, Financial Remedy Proceedings, Enforcement of Agreements, Mandatory Injunctions

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Parties

DN

Applicant

HN

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Mandatory Interlocutory Injunction / Interlocutory Hearing

  1. 1 Whether the February agreement is a distinct and enforceable contract separate from the financial remedy compromise
  2. 2 Whether specific performance is available to enforce the February agreement
  3. 3 Whether ordinary contractual principles apply to agreements reached during financial remedy proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The February agreement was a distinct and enforceable contract, separate from the financial remedy compromise, and the wife was entitled to a mandatory interlocutory injunction requiring the husband to pay the sum required to complete the property purchase.

Court Disposition

Mandatory interlocutory injunction granted

Orders

  • Husband ordered to pay £8.49 million plus interest and fees by midday on Tuesday 19th August 2014 to complete the property purchase