“…made between the parties: Sharland v Sharland [2015] UKSC 60, [2015] 2 FLR 1367 at [29]. Although the court should not act as a ‘bloodhound or a ferret’ (L v L [2006] EWHC 956 (Fam), [2008] 1 FLR 26 at [73]), it does retain an inquisitorial role as s25 MCA 1973 sets out the ‘Matters to which the court is to have regard in deciding how to e…”
“…s judicial mind. The proper exercise of the court’s inquisitorial jurisdiction, in relation to the making of consent orders, was graphically described in L v L [2006] EWHC 956 (Fam), [2008] 1 FLR 26 at [73], as being not “a rubber stamp” but that, whilst the court must always exercise a discretion, it should not be to the extent of acting …”