The Weekly Law Reports
[2011] 3 WLR 582
Court of Appeal
Jones
v
Jones
[2011] EWCA Civ 41
2010 Nov 3;
2011 Jan 28
Sir Nicholas Wall P, Arden, Wilson LJJ
Husband and wife — Financial provision— Lump sum award — Assessment of lump sum payment to wife — Husband bringing company into ten-year marriage — Company sold shortly after separation at vastly increased value — Whether husband’s earning capacity to be treated as asset — Whether to be capitalised— Correct approach to division of assets into matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets— Relevance of earning capacities to fair distribution of assets—
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c 18), s 25