Costs in Needs Cases: Persistent Reluctance
[2026] 2 FRJ 111. Courts remain reluctant to make costs orders in needs cases notwithstanding significant reform in recent years. This should change.
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‘Fair to Us’: Legal Myths and Privately Negotiated Financial Settlements
[2026] 2 FRJ 123. This article draws on qualitative research with divorced women to examine how cultural narratives about fairness, ownership and entitlement replace legal principles in privately negotiated settlements.
What is a Pension and Why Does it Matter?
[2026] 2 FRJ 128. In the absence of a definition accepted by all in the family law sphere, do we fall into error in a strict categorisation of this complex asset category?
Uncertain Futures in Pensions Enforcement – What happened to Blight v Brewster?
[2026] 2 FRJ 132. The remedy in Blight v Brewster has been partially overridden by the decision in Manolete Partners Plc v White. While the original remedy appears to remain in existence, it seems to be no longer an attractive method of enforcement.
Tempering the Wind to the Shorn Lamb – Equity’s Role in Defending Victims of Economic Abuse from Creditor Claims: Part 1 - Undue Influence
[2026] 2 FRJ 137. This article is the first of a two-part series highlighting equitable doctrines that present options for defending the victim and the family home against the claims of commercial mortgage lenders and trustees in bankruptcy – or at least mitigating the damage.
Contract for Family Practitioners – Things You Thought You Could Safely Forget
[2026] 2 FRJ 143. Financial remedies is one of the few areas of law in which one needs at least a working knowledge of numerous other areas of law. This article considers issues of contract law and scenarios where they have arisen, often in conflict with the court’s overarching jurisdiction.
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.