J v J

Martin Pointer QC and Geoffrey Kingscote (instructed by Mishcon de Reya) for the Applicant Lucy Stone QC and Marcus Lazarides (instructed by LMP) for the Respondent Hearing dates: 22 to 26 and 29 and 30 June and 6 to 8 July 2009 Draft judgment circulated 28 October 2009 ____________________

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ii) Part 2, the headline disputes of fact and findings of fact (paragraphs 17 to 285).

v) Part 5, general comment for consideration by the profession (paragraphs 475 to 484)

I apologise to the reader for its length not least because, as will appear in Part 4, I have concluded that the core facts and magnetic factors to be taken into account can be stated reasonably succinctly. The length of this judgment flows from the way in which the factual disputes were prepared and presented and the general points that I have decided to make in that context (Part 2). But also, as appears from Part 3, the case has raised points of principle that are not directly covered by existing authority.