Conduct – sham lease to avoid financial order

May 2025 | Family
A lease of a luxury property intended to reduce H’s financial liability to W was a sham and overturned by the court. Under s37 MCA 1973 a party is prevented from entering into a transaction with the intention to reduce or prevent financial relief. The court can set aside a ‘reviewable’ disposition that breaches the …
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