BF v LE [2023] EWHC 2009 (Fam) Dr Proudman represented the wife at an appeal hearing against refusal to set aside financial remedies order on grounds of lack of capacity and no participatory directions/special measures being in force. The wife was 16 months out of time in appealing. The High Court heard the appeal because of “a compelling reason” rather than “a real prospect of success”. The judgment sets out the differences between setting aside and appealing an order, reviews various cases where High Court judges have overturned decisions of the Family Court on the grounds that the judge failed to make participatory directions and special measures, and discusses mental capacity in the context of mental illness and disorders.
Read the judgment here.
Related barristers: Dr Charlotte Proudman
