Vivien Croly (St John’s Chambers)

Vivien Croly (St John’s Chambers)

Vivien Croly is a barrister at St John’s Chambers. She specialises in marriage and relationship breakdowns involving finance and children.

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Re A and Z (No 4) (Forum Non Conveniens) [2026] EWFC 203

24 July 2026. McKendrick J. The applicant’s opposed and unsuccessful application to stay the determination of the divorce and financial remedy proceedings on the grounds it would be more convenient for the issues to be litigated in the state of Florida.

Bartok v Brunner [2026] EWFC 146

Judgment date: 13 May 2026 McKendrick J. A hearing dealing with two distinct matters: a contested divorce application, and disputed applications for financial remedies, including forum conveniens issues, and successful applications for a Hadkinson order and Hemain injunction.

Collardeau v Fuchs (Contempt of Court: Sentencing) [2026] EWFC 44

Poole J. Ms Collardeau’s application seeking the committal of Mr Fuchs, for contempt of court. No separate penalty for contempt was ordered, but a costs order was made against Mr Fuchs, summarily assessed at £100,000 inclusive of VAT.

Re N (A Child) (Financial Provision: Contact Travel Costs) [2026] EWFC 18 (B)

DDJ Vickers. Mother’s application for financial support pursuant to Schedule 1 Children Act 1989. She sought orders for periodical payments including backdated payments. Father sought reimbursement for various child-related expenses he had incurred and to offset that against her claim.

H v W (Xydhias Agreements) [2025] EWFC 163 (B)

District Judge Field. W's application that H should show cause as to why a final order in their financial remedy proceedings should not be made to reflect a concluded agreement alleged to have been made in correspondence, subject to matters of implementation and court approval.

TA v SB [2025] EWFC 61 (B)

Judgment date: 05 March 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/61 HHJ Muzaffer. The only question the court was concerned with was what should happen to the jointly-owned FMH. However, this case illustrates the difficulties arising when one party lacks capacity to litigate and is dependent on

Ogbedo v Oghenerume-Taiga [2024] EWHC 3193 (Fam)

Judgment date: 12 December 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/3193 Sir Jonathan Cohen. This is a successful application of NO (herein referred to as ‘F’) to strike out MT’s (herein referred to as ‘M’) application for nullity pursuant to FPR 4.4 on the basis