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paradox into practice. It cannot be right, in general, that the younger you are, the greater your award. In any event, it has no place whatsoever in equal division cases. 51.Finally, I have to remember the potential language barrier in this case. The first language of both these parties is French not English, although I make it clear that both speak English extremely well as one would expect given that they have lived here so long. Nevertheless, I must take great care in assessing both parties’ evidence as processing information provided in a foreign language may put the participant at a disadvantage. I must guard against the very real possibility that questions or answers or both are misunderstood or, at the least, nuances and shades of different meaning are lost in the process. I have taken all this into account in assessing the evidence in this case.
- JUDGMENT
- The relevant history
- The statements and expert reports
- The assets
- The Open Offers
- Wells
- The Law
- White v White
- K v L
- Miller/McFarlane
- Radmacher
- Kremen v Agrest
- Versteegh v Versteegh
- Z v Z (No 2)
- Brack v Brack
- Brack
- SJ v RA
- Duxbury
- The evidence I heard
- My findings as to the Marriage Contract
- The quantification of the assets
- £ 3,284,021
- The Wife’s needs
- £1,395,541
- Cross-check
- Ms D
- Child periodical payments
- CB v KB
- Conclusion
