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Sharland v Sharland

[2015] UKSC 60
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A consent order in ancillary relief proceedings obtained by fraudulent non-disclosure will be set aside as fraud unravels all, applying Livesey v Jenkins.

Key Principle

non-disclosure; fraud in ancillary relief proceedings; consent order set aside for material non-disclosure; Livesey v Jenkins applied

Area of Law

family

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