R v R

R v R

The court determined that reasonable interim provision for the husband was £20,000 per calendar month (pcm), comprising £11,000pcm for housing and £9,000pcm for living expenses, reflecting a fair balance between the parties' positions and the evidence of marital spending. For legal services, the court ordered £200,000 towards historic costs owed to the husband's current solicitors and ongoing payments of £150,000pcm for five months, finding these sums reasonable and necessary to ensure continued legal representation, given the complexity and scale of the litigation and the parties' resources.

Parties
Applicant: R; Respondent: R
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 January 2021
Procedural Posture
Family Law Divorce and Financial Remedies / Interim Applications Maintenance Pending Suit and Legal Services Provision Order
Outcome
Interim maintenance and legal services provision orders granted in part
Legal Topics
Maintenance Pending Suit, Legal Services Provision Order, Jurisdictional Dispute, Interim Financial Provision
Family Law Maintenance Pending Suit Legal Services Provision Order Jurisdictional Dispute Interim Financial Provision

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Parties

R

Applicant

R

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Family Law Divorce and Financial Remedies / Interim Applications Maintenance Pending Suit and Legal Services Provision Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 What is the reasonable amount for interim maintenance (including housing and living expenses) for the husband pending suit?
  2. 2 Is the husband entitled to a Legal Services Provision Order, and if so, in what amount and for which costs (historic and prospective)?

Ratio Decidendi

The court determined that reasonable interim provision for the husband was £20,000 per calendar month (pcm), comprising £11,000pcm for housing and £9,000pcm for living expenses, reflecting a fair balance between the parties' positions and the evidence of marital spending. For legal services, the court ordered £200,000 towards historic costs owed to the husband's current solicitors and ongoing payments of £150,000pcm for five months, finding these sums reasonable and necessary to ensure continued legal representation, given the complexity and scale of the litigation and the parties' resources.

Court Disposition

Interim maintenance and legal services provision orders granted in part

Orders

  • Wife to pay husband £20,000 per calendar month from 1 February 2021 for interim maintenance, comprising £11,000pcm for housing and £9,000pcm for living expenses.
  • Wife to provide for the husband's rental deposit, payment to be on account of his eventual entitlement.