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Practice – Family proceedings. The parties had been involved in divorce proceedings where the wife had incured costs. She applied for a legal services payment order (LSPO) pursuant to s 22ZA Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. The divorce proceedings were stayed but the LSPO was not. The husband appealed and the matter came on for hearing along with the wife's application for a lump sum and the LSPO. The Family Division allowed the husband's appeal and found that the
Practice – Family proceedings. The parties had been involved in divorce proceedings where the wife had incured costs. She applied for a legal services payment order (LSPO) pursuant to s 22ZA Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. The divorce proceedings were stayed but the LSPO was not. The husband appealed and the matter came on for hearing along with the wife's application for a lump sum and the LSPO. The Family Division allowed the husband's appeal and found that the
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