DMK was for some years in a relationship with a wealthy divorcee. He is the claimant in the Chancery Action. The relationship broke down over two years before. It was DMK’s case that this happened against a background of domestic abuse. In the course of the relationship the Chancery claimant transferred substantial sums of money to DMK, in two tranches. In the Chancery Action he claimed recovery of those sums, on the basis that the transfers were by way of loan. DMK resists the claim, asserting that the transfers were gifts. The court now considered the continuation of privacy orders protecting DMK’s identity.
Warby J
[2016] EWHC 1646 (QB)
Bailii
England and Wales
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Updated: 16 January 2022; Ref: scu.564501