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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...'
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'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/
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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/
'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.
ED v AP [2025] EWFC 399
Judgment date: 23 September 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/399
HHJ Hess (sitting as deputy High Court judge). Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings. The judge dealt w...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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/
'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/
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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/
'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
NI v AD [2025] EWHC 2997 (Fam)
Trowell J. Wife (NI) and husband (AD) cohabited for 7 years and share 3 children, aged, 11, 9 and 8 years. This is a cross application for financial relief upon their divorce. Oral evidence was heard ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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?'
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'Is economic abuse relevant when determining property ownership between former cohabitants?'
Read: https://financialremediesjournal.com/tlata-and-economic-abuse/
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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/
'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/
'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/
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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/
'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.
Tanya Campels summarises.
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.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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.
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...
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 diagnos...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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...
Read the full issue, in PDF format or as individual articles, all for free on our website: financialremediesjournal.com/financial-re...
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📰 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...
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.
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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.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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.
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.
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.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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.
PMC v Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board [2025] EWCA Civ 1126
Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, Warby LJ and Whipple LJ allowed an appeal against the refusal of an anonymity order in a child's clinical negligence claim, confirming that courts retain a limited common law powe...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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)
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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.
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.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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.
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Louise Tickle & Anor v The BBC & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 42
Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, King LJ and Warby LJ. While anonymisation of judges is theoretically possible, it is highly unlikely. The integrity of the justice system depends on the judge sitting in public an...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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.
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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/
https://financialremediesjournal.com/finality-and-funding-a-further-thought-on-cc-v-uu-concerning-the-availability-of-lspos-for-enforcement-proceedings/
Finality and Funding: a Further Thought on CC v UU Concerning the Availability of LSPOs for Enforcement Proceedings
In the case of CC v UU, concerning post-final order LSPOs, did Peel J fall into error? Should the judgment have been decided differently?
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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/
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/
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/
War (of the Roses) – What Is It Good For?
The release of a new film has sparked a wave of commentary from the press and family lawyers alike. It shows that bloody mindedness and divorce are a timeless combination. Contains spoilers!
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November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
'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/
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.
Michael v Michael (No. 3) [2025] EWFC 245
HHJ Hess, sitting as a DHCJ, addressing business valuations in a financial remedy final hearing.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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/
https://financialremediesjournal.com/promises-unkept-unpaid-child-maintenance-and-the-price-of-inaction/
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
'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/
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/
https://financialremediesjournal.com/promises-unkept-unpaid-child-maintenance-and-the-price-of-inaction/
Promises Unkept: Unpaid Child Maintenance and the Price of Inaction
Unpaid child maintenance remains one of the most persistent and under-addressed financial injustices affecting separated families in England and Wales. The failures of the CMS destabilise the very integrity of financial provision for children post-separation.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
'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/
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/
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/
Make Ancillary Relief Great Again
The Class Legal Financial Remedies Conference may have new branding but with matching socks, MAGA caps and squeezy judges (courtesy of the executive sponsors 3PB barristers) it did not disappoint!
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November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
'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/
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)
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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/
https://financialremediesjournal.com/finality-and-funding-a-further-thought-on-cc-v-uu-concerning-the-availability-of-lspos-for-enforcement-proceedings/
Finality and Funding: a Further Thought on CC v UU Concerning the Availability of LSPOs for Enforcement Proceedings
In the case of CC v UU, concerning post-final order LSPOs, did Peel J fall into error? Should the judgment have been decided differently?
financialremediesjournal.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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/
https://financialremediesjournal.com/finality-and-funding-a-further-thought-on-cc-v-uu-concerning-the-availability-of-lspos-for-enforcement-proceedings/