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What does Narrative mean? In legal drafting, the narrative is the background section of a deed or other instrument that identifies the parties and explains why the document is being entered into and what it is intended to achieve. It typically sets out the names and designations of the parties (in Scots deeds, the granter and grantee), their capacities and authority, relevant title or prior transactions, consideration (if any), and the factual context or purpose of the operative provisions. “Narrative” is not defined by legislation and is rarely treated as a term of art in case law; it is a descriptive drafting expression used...

Narrative statement template for financial remedy proceedings: addressing Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 s 25 factors (England and Wales), reflecting Financial Remedies Guide 2026

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The Financial Remedies Guide 2026, issued on 13 March 2026 by Mr Justice Peel (National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court) and His Honour Judge Hess (Deputy National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court), and approved by the President of the Family Division, now replaces and supersedes the following:

Statement on the efficient conduct of Financial remedy cases allocated to a High Court judge, whether at the Royal Courts of Justice or elsewhere (1 February 2016) (the High Court judge level efficiency statement)
Statement on the efficient conduct of financial remedy hearings proceeding in the Financial Remedies Court below High Court judge level (11 January 2022) (the below High Court judge level efficiency statement)
Financial Remedies Court Primary Principles document (11 January 2022)
Notice from the Financial Remedies Court: electronic bundles (19 April 2022)
Allocation of financial remedies cases to High Court judge level (21 May 2024)

This document is currently being updated to reflect these changes. See News Analysis: Financial Remedies Guide consolidates existing guidance and efficiency statements. In the FAMILY COURT SITTING AT [ court location ] No...

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David Salter

David Salter has enjoyed a varied career in family law with over 45 years’ experience. He served as National Head of Family Law at Addleshaw Goddard and, subsequently, as Joint National Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve, retiring in 2018.From 1997-1999, David was Chairman of Resolution, also acting as the first Chairman of Resolution’s Accreditation Committee. He subsequently became President of the International Academy of Family Lawyers from 2010 to 2012, having previously served as the Academy's European Chapter President.He has sat in various part-time judicial posts since 1985 sitting regularly as a deputy High Court judge and Recorder in the Family Court until March 2022. He now conducts private financial dispute resolution appointments.David was one of the original members of the Family Procedure Rules Committee which framed the 2010 Rules, serving a ten-year term from 2004 to 2014.He is a...

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