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Judgment date: 6 February 2026
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/30
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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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AO v EO [2026] EWFC 30 (B)
Judgment date: 6 February 2026
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/30
HHJ Edward Hess. Judgment in financial remedy proceedings, addressing habitual residence and forum conveniens where the parties had competing connections to England and Nigeria. The court refused the husband’s application for a stay, holding that
The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?
It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the possible ways in which the FRC might evolve and develop in the future.
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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