TX v YA (No 2) [2025] EWFC 349. Cusworth J. Concerns the wife’s successful application for financial relief under Part III after the parties’ divorce in Germany, where there is a Deed outlining agreed financial provision. Summary by Laura Stewart Harris of Carson Kaye.

'Special Contributions: ‘Genius’, Guesswork and Gender Discrimination' by Cason Yong. This article revisits the contested terrain of ‘special contribution’, and questions... Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/special-contributions-genius-guesswork-and-gender-discrimination/

MRU v ECR (Financial Remedies) [2025] EWFC 218 (B) Deputy District Judge Rose. Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings. The judge dealt with issues of conduct, cost orders, and transparency. Wife had been imprisoned for serious DA. Summary by Eva Stuart

'Navigating Jewish Divorce in the United Kingdom' by Alexandra Goldrein This article explores the legal framework governing Jewish divorce in the UK, the implications of Get refusal... Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/navigating-jewish-divorce-in-the-united-kingdom/

'Technology and Family Law – Opportunities, Challenges and Reflections' by Shu Mei Hoon & Jennifer Lee In contemporary family law practice, technological advancements are reshaping how... Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/technology-and-family-law-opportunities-challenges-and-reflections/

Collardeau v Fuchs: Contempt of Court [2025] EWFC 413. Poole J. An application for committal to prison for contempt of court following alleged breaches of an order made varying a final financial order. Summary by Sarah Basso of Ketley Miller Joels here

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'Civil Law with Family Characteristics' by Thomas Haggie The family courts – and the family lawyers who practise in them – have faced criticism for applying the general law... Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/civil-law-with-family-characteristics/

ABC v XYZ (Financial Remedies: Release from Undertakings and Variation of Periodical Payments Order) [2025] EWFC 370 (B). DJ Maddison. Useful re whether power to vary undertakings and ways around. Summary by Monique Fremder. financialremediesjournal.com/abc-v-xyz-fi...

'Adjudicating Undue Pressure in Nuptial Agreements' by Professor Sharon Thompson When the court considers the effect of a nuptial agreement, it must consider how pressure may undermine... Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/adjudicating-undue-pressure-in-nuptial-agreements/

'Fair Shares Supplementary Reports: An Overview' by Professor Emma Hitchings & Caroline Bryson Following the Fair Shares Report, additional analysis was undertaken on the dataset... Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/fair-shares-supplementary-reports-an-overview/

'The Problem with Conduct' by Samantha Singer. Financial family law, as a sector, seems unsure whether domestic abuse and coercive control fall within the statutory ambit of conduct which it would be inequitable to disregard. Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/the-problem-with-conduct/

KU v BI [2025] EWFC 296 (B). DDJ Williams. Final hearing concerning the validity of a foreign marriage and whether financial remedy proceedings could be pursued. Summary by Devina Mohanlal. financialremediesjournal.com/ku-v-bi-2025...

Jennifer Lee of Pump Court Chambers and Shu Mei Hoon of Drew & Napier LLC, Singapore, have co-authored an article published in the Winter 2025 edition of the Family Remedies Journal. Click below to read the full article financialremediesjournal.com/financial-re...

The Summary of the Summaries (Winter 2025) by Liam Kelly 'Liam Kelly rounds up cases recently summarised on the FRJ website, including CA v UK, THR v Wat and JQ v IQ.' Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/the-summary-of-the-summaries-winter-2025/

Would it be unprofessional to title an offer sent to the other side as a "Black Friday Deal"?

FPR PD 27A and Procedural Ambush – A Litigant in Person’s Perspective by Anonymous 'This article, the anonymous writer explains, is not about abuse during the marriage, but rather...' Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/fpr-pd-27a-and-procedural-ambush-a-litigant-in-persons-perspective/

ED v AP [2025] EWFC 399. HHJ Hess (sitting as deputy High Court judge). Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings. The judge dealt with how to formulate a fair Wells sharing order concerning contingent interests the Husband might receive as a result of his work.

Bankruptcy and Divorce: An Unhappy Marriage by Pranjal Shrotri 'The bankruptcy of a party can add additional layers of complexity to financial remedy proceedings.' Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/bankruptcy-and-divorce-an-unhappy-marriage/

NI v AD [2025] EWHC 2997 (Fam). Trowell J. Financial remedy, needs basis, companies yielding income but significant liquidity issues. Summary by Tanya Campels

TLATA and Economic Abuse by Anna Roiser 'Is economic abuse relevant when determining property ownership between former cohabitants?' Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/tlata-and-economic-abuse/

A Critical Take on Standish by Joe Rainer 'The case of Standish was all about the correct approach to be taken to the concept of ‘matrimonialisation’.' Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/a-critical-take-on-standish/

TY v XA (No 3) [2025] EWFC 350. Cusworth J. Wife is granted a costs order for her ‘disproportionate’ legal costs on the standard basis due to husband’s ‘normal’ litigation misconduct. Tanya Campels summarises.

OO v QQ [2025] EWFC 310 (B). HHJ Hyde KC. Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings. The husband had failed to engage with most of the process. The case was determined on a needs basis given the wife’s terminal cancer diagnosis. Summary by Eva Stuart financialremediesjournal.com/oo-v-qq-2025...

📰 2025 Issue 3 (Winter) of the Financial Remedies Journal is out now! 📰 Read the full issue, in PDF format or as individual articles, all for free on our website: financialremediesjournal.com/financial-re...

Hampshire v Bonser [2025] EWCC 55. HHJ Owen. Claim for a declaration of beneficial interest in the net sale proceeds of a bed and breakfast-come-former family home. Summary by Sarah Basso of Ketley Miller Joels Solicitors. financialremediesjournal.com/hampshire-v-...

Sandra Ozturk v Yilmaz Ozturk [2025] EWFC 333 (B). HHJ Moreton. Suspended committal activated: 28 days’ immediate imprisonment for wilful breach of a Form E disclosure order in financial remedy proceedings. Summary by Conor Canavan at Jones Nickold.

AT v NB (No 2) (Maintenance Pending Suit: Costs) [2025] EWFC 287 (B). DDJ Mark Harrop. Judgment regarding costs arising out of an application for maintenance pending suit. (inc link to main judgment AT v NB (Maintenance Pending Suit) [2025] EWFC 248 (B)). Summary by Katie Stephens.

PMC v Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board [2025] EWCA Civ 1126. Court of Appeal. Courts retain a limited common law power to derogate from open justice where strictly necessary to protect vulnerable individuals. Summary by Monique Simone Fremder. Useful definitions of anonymity v RROs etc.

Armstrong v Armstrong [2024] EWHC 2989 (Ch). Andrew Sutcliffe KC (sitting as JHC) upheld a proprietary estoppel claim arising from a broken promise that a son would inherit the family farm, finding that assurances had been relied upon to the claimant's detriment over 35 years. (1/2)

A v B (Refusal of Application for Stay of Divorce Petition) [2025] EWFC 377 (B). HHJ Judge Cope. Refusal of application for stay of divorce petition - competing application in Egypt. Summary by Eva Stuart.

With apologies for the delay, we have a summary (kindly prepared by Elizabeth Bowden of College Chambers) of Louise Tickle & Anor v The BBC & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 42 relating to an earlier judgment anonymising a judge. financialremediesjournal.com/louise-tickl...

Finality and Funding: a Further Thought on CC v UU Concerning the Availability of LSPOs for Enforcement Proceedings by Anna Roiser & Henry Hood https://financialremediesjournal.com/finality-and-funding-a-further-thought-on-cc-v-uu-concerning-the-availability-of-lspos-for-enforcement-proceedings/

'War (of the Roses) – What Is It Good For?' by Charlotte Lanning, The release of a new film has sparked a wave of commentary from the press and family lawyers alike. It shows that bloody mindedness... https://financialremediesjournal.com/war-of-the-roses-what-is-it-good-for/

A trio of judgments in Michael v Michael, summarised by Emily Lennon, Georgia Prince, and Caitlin McHale, all of One Hare Court. HHJ Hess sitting as DCHJ. No 1: validity of trust structures set up by H. No 2: appointment of a receiver as way to enforce judgment orders. No 3: business valuations.

'Promises Unkept: Unpaid Child Maintenance and the Price of Inaction' by Lidia Beqiraj, Dere Street Barristers https://financialremediesjournal.com/promises-unkept-unpaid-child-maintenance-and-the-price-of-inaction/

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'Promises Unkept: Unpaid Child Maintenance and the Price of Inaction' by Lidia Beqiraj, Dere Street Barristers https://financialremediesjournal.com/promises-unkept-unpaid-child-maintenance-and-the-price-of-inaction/

'Make Ancillary Relief Great Again' by Amy Beddis The Class Legal Financial Remedies Conference may have new branding but with matching socks, MAGA caps and squeezy judges... https://financialremediesjournal.com/make-ancillary-relief-great-again/

A v N [2025] EWFC 371 (B). Recorder Christopher Stirling. Final hearing in FR proceedings involving an intervener claim from W's elderly mother. Guidance given as to how representations of third parties should be balanced against the spouses' needs in accordance with s 24A(6) of the MCA 1973. (1/2)

Finality and Funding: a Further Thought on CC v UU Concerning the Availability of LSPOs for Enforcement Proceedings by Anna Roiser & Henry Hood https://financialremediesjournal.com/finality-and-funding-a-further-thought-on-cc-v-uu-concerning-the-availability-of-lspos-for-enforcement-proceedings/

'War (of the Roses) – What Is It Good For?' by Charlotte Lanning, The release of a new film has sparked a wave of commentary from the press and family lawyers alike. It shows that bloody mindedness... https://financialremediesjournal.com/war-of-the-roses-what-is-it-good-for/

'She Who Laughs Last? Pets, Perpetuities, and Other Problems with the Last Will and Testament of Taylor A. Swift.' by Charlotte John https://financialremediesjournal.com/she-who-laughs-last-pets-perpetuities-and-other-problems-with-the-last-will-and-testament-of-taylor-a-swift/

LSB grants CILEX application for members to be granted stand alone Litigation Rights. www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/11/03/m...

Finality and Funding: a Further Thought on CC v UU Concerning the Availability of LSPOs for Enforcement Proceedings by Anna Roiser & Henry Hood https://financialremediesjournal.com/finality-and-funding-a-further-thought-on-cc-v-uu-concerning-the-availability-of-lspos-for-enforcement-proceedings/

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'She Who Laughs Last? Pets, Perpetuities, and Other Problems with the Last Will and Testament of Taylor A. Swift.' by Charlotte John https://financialremediesjournal.com/she-who-laughs-last-pets-perpetuities-and-other-problems-with-the-last-will-and-testament-of-taylor-a-swift/

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Armstrong v Armstrong & Anor (Re Remedy) [2025] EWHC 2054 (Ch). Mr Andrew Sutcliffe KC sitting as a HCJ. Appropriate remedy for a claimant who had proved his proprietary estoppel claim and claim under the Inheritance (PFD) Act 1975. Summary by Emily Lennon of 1 Hare Court.

'Applied Theatre and the Advocacy Gap in Financial Remedies' by Hayley Holt Closing the gap between legal recognition and judicial persuasion. https://financialremediesjournal.com/applied-theatre-and-the-advocacy-gap-in-financial-remedies/