Natalia Nikolaevna Potanina v Vladimir Olegovich Potanin (No3) (Video Evidence from Abroad) [2026] EWHC 1738 (Fam)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2026/1738
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Ruth Elizabeth Gray v Duncan Keith Gray [2023] EWFC 349 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2023/349
Odulate v Odulate [2026] EWFC 159
Judgment date: 23 June 2026
HHJ Hess (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Committal proceedings following husband's non-compliance with a financial remedy order made almost four years ago. Six months immediate term of imprisonment.
Learning About Cohabitation Law from Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter’s song ‘House Tour’, which has been topping the charts across the country, is a helpful albeit unconventional springboard to consider the law for unmarried cohabitants as it stands, and comment on how proposed reform might better protect families in England and Wales today.
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.
McGregor v Smith (Domicile/Misuse of Divorce Portal) [2026] EWFC 128 (B)
Judgment date: 3 June 2026
Judgment of HHJ Farquhar on the jurisdiction of the courts in domicile disputes, dealing further with applications making fraudulent use of the divorce portal.
Section 25(2)(g): Consign It to the Past So Survivors Can Start Their Future
Cusworth J's judgments in LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473 and Wei Lyn Loh and Ardal Loh-Granger [2025] EWFC 483 have dusted off s 25(2)(g) MCA 1973. Limited to use in only the most serious instances, this factor should be consigned to the history books.