Mazur in the Court of Appeal: the Judgment That Saved Half the Profession from Accidental Criminality
The Court of Appeal rewrites the landscape of ‘conduct of litigation’ – Mazur & Stuart v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 369.
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Portals: Bringing It All Together
Tips and tricks on using the digital court portals from a member of the stakeholder group for the profession, including how to avoid the double login, when to denote documents as confidential, and how to prompt a response from the court.
FRJ – ‘Well, He (or She) Didn’t Ask!’ – the Impact of Non-Disclosure When the Question Isn’t Asked
Is it a shield to non-disclosure by one party during financial remedy proceedings if the other party could (and perhaps should) have asked? The duty on parties to give full and frank financial disclosure is not merely a private obligation between them; it is a duty to the court.
KI (Applicant husband) v SI (Respondent wife) (Sham trusts and intervenor proceedings in financial remedy claims) [2026] EWFC 73 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/73?query=EWFC+73+%28B%29
Carl Brendan Hammond v Herrington Carmichael LLP [2026] EWHC 701 (SCCO)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/scco/2026/701?query=%5B2026%5D+EWHC+701+%28SCCO%29
Anne Morag Fotheringhame v Antony David Nelson [2026] EWHC 632 (Ch)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2026/632
Chair’s Column (Spring 2026)
[2026] 1 FRJ 1. HHJ Edward Hess says farewell to Sir James Munby: 'the most inspirational figure I have come across in my legal and judicial career'.