L v O (Stay of Order; Hadkinson Order; Security for Costs)

Michael Glaser KC (instructed by Charles Russell Speechlys) for the Applicant Nichola Gray KC and Joshua Viney (instructed by Payne Hicks Beach) for the Respondent Hearing dates: 16 January 2024 ____________________

i) A Hadkinson order, with the effect that the husband be barred from taking any further steps in these proceedings until he has paid at least the interest on the outstanding lump sums in the sum of �759,563;

ii) An order that the husband provide security for her costs to the tune of �637,882 (this is made up of c.�272,200 incurred to date, plus an estimate of c.�365,600 from the date hereof to the conclusion of the final hearing in July 2024).

i) whether the husband's application to vary the maintenance provision should be considered as part of the final hearing in July 2024;

ii) what evidence should be made available to me from the Financial Dispute Resolution ('FDR') appointment in October 2021 to provide a baseline of information against which I can judge whether the alleged 'supervening event' was or was not reasonably foreseeable;