Appeals

Ramana v Kist-Ramana [2025] EWCA Civ 1022

Lewison, Moylan and Popplewell LJJ sitting in the Court of Appeal. An appeal by the wife against the decision of Williams J on 25 October 2024 after he dismissed an application for divorce for want of jurisdiction.

Duncan Needham v Susan Rosemary Ellis [2024] EWCC 29

Judgment date: 15 November 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewcc/2024/29 HHJ Tindal. An unusual case, involving two appeals arising from longstanding TLATA claims involving the former family home. Mr Needham’s application to vary the consent order which was made in 2017 was refused. He sought ‘permission

X v Y [2025] EWHC 727 (Fam)

Judgment date: 11 March 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2025/727 Trowell J. Wife’s unsuccessful appeal against the rejection of her Barrell application to reopen a final order in a needs case following the husband’s father’s death. Trowell J agreed with the trial judge

P v B (Permission to appeal an arbitral award: children) [2025] EWFC 69 (B)

Judgment date: 10 January 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/69 Permission to appeal heard by HHJ Robertson involving a challenge to an arbitral determination in a children matter. Held that the powers of an arbitrator to re-open issues in a case are different to those of

AJ v FJ (Appeal Against Registration) [2024] EWFC 356

Judgment date: 06 December 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/356 MacDonald J. Summary This matter concerned a successful appeal against the decision of the Maintenance Enforcement Business Centre (MEBC) to register a Polish interim maintenance order obtained by the respondent from the District Court in Jelenia Gora

V v V [2024] EWFC 380 (B)

Judgment date: 19 December 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/380 HHJ Booth. Appeal from a final order in a modest asset case, in which the court was tasked with balancing the needs of a party suffering from a serious disability and the needs of the primary

JL v NN [2024] EWHC 1489

Judgment date: 25 April 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/1489 Williams J allowed W’s appeal on the basis that the judge failed to explicitly evaluate critical evidence and reach clear conclusions. Williams J confirmed that the burden of proof for fraud and dishonesty in the