Matrimonialisation TP v TF (Matrimonialisation; Family Trusts; Fair Division) [2026] EWFC 210 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/210 18 Oct 2026
Nuptial Agreements EC v EC [2026] EWFC 275 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/275 23 Sep 2026
Striking Out Applications MF v NF & Ors (Striking Out Claims against Third Parties) [2026] EWFC 243 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/243 14 Sep 2026
Journal Domestic Abuse Cohabitation Reform A Fairer End to Relationships? What the Reform Debate Tells Us about Families, Fairness and the Future of Separation Law – A Personal Review of the Responses from a Part-time Judge and Hybrid Mediator This article focuses on the responses of four well-respected organisations to the government's A Fairer End consultation: Rights of Women, the Family Solutions Group, Resolution and the Family Law Bar Association.
Class Legal partners with Resolution to expand trusted family law resources in Compass Three Resolution publications to become available through Compass alongside an introductory member offer.
Privacy The Astonishing Fate of Scott v Scott (1911-1913) Secrecy in family cases from the Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes (1858) to the Financial Remedies Court (2024)
Costs The Consequences of Late Service of an N260 for Summary Assessment of Costs: Prejudice and Proportionality The requirement to serve a statement of costs (Form N260) for the purposes of summary assessment of costs is set out in CPR PD 44 para 9.5. But what are the consequences of a breach of the rule to serve the statement of costs not less than 24 hours before the start of the hearing?
Domestic Abuse Is It Time for the Conclusions in Waggott to Be Reconsidered? There is arguably a far greater understanding now than there was even as recently as 2018 of domestic abuse and the wide-reaching and long-lasting impact that it can have. Does this mean it is time for the Court of Appeal to reconsider the conclusions it reached in Waggott?
Pensions on Divorce IFoA Working Party for Pensions on Divorce: Template Executive Summary The IFoA carried out a thematic review of the quality of expert reports produced by actuary PODEs and the way in which they work. A working party was set up to address the points raised, and this blog post launches its output in relation to standardisation and simplification of reporting.
Blog Domestic Abuse Cohabitation A Fairer End to Relationships? What the Reform Debate Tells Us about Families, Fairness and the Future of Separation Law – A Personal Review of the Responses from a Part-time Judge and Hybrid Mediator
Burning Down the House (That We Once Shared for 3 Years) to Roast the Pig: The Problem with the Cohabitation Reform Proposals