The Summary of the Summaries (Winter 2025)
Liam Kelly rounds up cases recently summarised on the FRJ website, including CA v UK, THR v Wat and JQ v IQ.
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Interview with David Salter
Nicholas Allen KC and Ellie Foster interview David Salter, beginning with how he came to study law at university.
PMC v Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board [2025] EWCA Civ 1126
Sir Geoffrey Vos MR, Warby LJ and Whipple LJ allowed an appeal against the refusal of an anonymity order in a child's clinical negligence claim, confirming that courts retain a limited common law power to derogate from open justice where strictly necessary to protect vulnerable individuals.
Armstrong v Armstrong [2024] EWHC 2989 (Ch)
Andrew Sutcliffe KC (sitting as a judge of the High Court) upheld a proprietary estoppel claim arising from a broken promise that a son would inherit the family farm, finding that assurances had been relied upon to the claimant's detriment over 35 years.
Parliamentary Debate Reveals Government’s Latest Intentions for Financial Remedies and Cohabitation Law Reform
The Government gave a significant update on Monday 10 November 2025 in the House of Lords regarding its plans for financial remedies and cohabitation law reform. It signals a major overhaul of how the law treats relationship breakdown across all types of couples.
OO v QQ [2025] EWFC 310 (B)
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2025/310.html
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.