Order 1.1 - Financial Directions Order (longer version)

Reid-Roberts & Ors v Mei-Lin & Gudmundson [2026] EWHC 49 (Ch) has caused a media stir. The headlines are all about whether you can give your home away by a WhatsApp. However, the decision is more interesting and of wider application for financial remedy practitioners than these soundbites suggest.

Sir Nicholas Mostyn writes about the life of Sir James Munby, who died on 1 January 2026: "a great leader, a brilliant historian, a remarkable lawyer, and a superb writer".

The President has promulgated a revised PD 27A which will come into force on 2 March 2026, designed to modernise the law and embed best practice into one chaptered Practice Direction. This article sets out the key changes practitioners and litigants should be aware of in family proceedings.