Dealing with ‘locked up’ assets in farming cases

Tim Jacques, Cornwall Street Chambers

This article considers a tension that frequently arises in farming financial remedy cases between fairly meeting the claims of the non-farming spouse on the one hand, and preserving the farming enterprise in a viable state on the other. The article first examines some of the common features of farming cases which give rise to the problem, before considering some of the solutions and approaches that have been adopted by the courts.

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