H v GH

             This is an application (the ' Variation Application ') for an order varying the date for payment of a lump sum of �1.1 million (the ' Lump Sum '). The Lump Sum is currently due for payment by the applicant (to whom I shall refer as 'the Husband') on 19 June 2023, pursuant to an order made, by consent, by Roberts J on 10 December 2018 (the ' Roberts J order '). The Roberts J order was a final order made following financial proceedings under section 23 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (the ' 1973 Act ').

             When first issued on 3 October 2023, the Variation Application sought to vary the date for payment of the Lump Sum to 30 June 2024. Subsequently, the Variation Application was amended, to seek an extension of the date for payment of the Lump Sum to 30 June 2025.

             On 22 November 2023, the Wife issued a cross-application to strike out the Variation Application. Following a directions hearing on 27 November 2023, the Wife confirmed that this application (the ' Strike Out Application ') was pursued on two grounds only, namely that:

i)               The court lacks jurisdiction to extend the time for payment of a lump sum for a period of 2 years; and

ii)             The Variation Application is a collateral attack on the DJ Sterlini order.