Horohoe v Horohoe: The weight to be attached to a post-separation agreement
Image: Public Domain, via Piqsels I suppose I should begin my summary of Mr Justice Holman's judgment in Horohoe v Horohoe by setting out his preliminary observations. They certainly bear repeating. Over and over. He said: "... at a directions hearing on 2 October 2020 I implored both parties to settle this case. I expressly recorded on the face of my order that day the following: " … the court today, in discharge of its duties under FPR rule 1, very strongly urged both parties to make a determined and open minded attempt to settle this case before substantial further costs are expended, and to avoid the destructive effect of a contested hearing." At that stage, the combined costs of the parties were recorded on the face of the order as being about £256,000. The projected combined additional costs to the end of a final hearing were recorded as being about a further £227,000. That has come to pass, and the combined costs are now, in round figures, at least £500,000,
