Moore v Moore [2007] EWCA Civ 361
Judgment date: 20 April 2007
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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.
The Great Marinos/Munro Debate in Divorce – Beheaded or Survived?
[2026] 2 FRJ 151. Prior to March 2001, there were only two grounds of jurisdiction for divorce in England and Wales: effectively, sole domicile and/or one year’s continuous habitual residence. In March 2001, the grounds of jurisdiction changed to broadly align with those of other contracting states.
A and Z: Service Out; MPS; LSPO, Re [2026] EWFC 64
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/64?query=A+Z%3A+Service+Out%3B+MPS%3B+LSPO%2C+Re+%5B2026%5D+EWFC+64
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Financial Remedies Journal – 2026 Issue 2 | Summer
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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.
The Great Marinos/Munro Debate in Divorce – Beheaded or Survived?
[2026] 2 FRJ 151. Prior to March 2001, there were only two grounds of jurisdiction for divorce in England and Wales: effectively, sole domicile and/or one year’s continuous habitual residence. In March 2001, the grounds of jurisdiction changed to broadly align with those of other contracting states.
A and Z: Service Out; MPS; LSPO, Re [2026] EWFC 64
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/64?query=A+Z%3A+Service+Out%3B+MPS%3B+LSPO%2C+Re+%5B2026%5D+EWFC+64
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Tech Corner: Only 11%. What Technology Can Do About the Pensions Gap on Divorce
[2026] 3 FRJ 266. Only 11% of divorcees with a pension not yet in payment made any arrangement to share it, according to the Fair Shares study, which also found that over a third of divorcees did not know the value of their own pension. Ignoring the pensions is not an option.
Costs in Financial Remedy Proceedings: Time for Greater Discipline?
[2026] 3 FRJ 206. If costs discipline is to be meaningful, parties must understand from the outset that disproportionate litigation expenditure will ultimately remain their own responsibility even in a needs case. Money spent on costs is money removed from the resources available to the family.
IFoA Working Party for Pensions on Divorce: Full Resources Now Published
Building on the work of the Pensions Advisory Group and the IFoA thematic review of work by actuary PODEs, an IFoA working party has published essential new materials to further develop good practice in this area. Family lawyers should look for, and request, PODE adoption of these materials.