WK v HN [2026] EWFC 169 (B)
HHJ Owen. Final hearing in financial remedy proceedings involving allegations of add-back, wanton and reckless dissipation, and alleged warehousing of funds through pharmacy businesses.
Cases
B v B (Declaration as to Marital Status) [2026] EWHC 1317 (Fam)
David Rees KC (sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court). The husband sought a declaration of marital status under s 55 of the Family Law Act 1986, asserting that the parties’ customary marriage under Cameroonian law had been dissolved by a customary divorce.
AGS v RKS [2026] EWFC 104 (B)
DJ Guirguis. Unsuccessful application for an LSPO where the applicant husband's financial remedy claim appeared weak, his disclosure was inadequate, and he remained subject to substantial outstanding liability under a POCA confiscation order.
Awolowo v Awolowo [2026] EWFC 31
Peel J. Final hearing in a high net worth case under Part III of the MFPA 1984 with issues of non-disclosure, litigation misconduct and wife’s claim assessed on the basis of her needs.
P v M (Appeal: Unfair Hearing: Variation of Periodical Payments: Global Orders) [2026] EWHC 1330 (Fam)
Harrison J. The wife’s appeal against a decision to vary periodical payments was allowed. The hearing was unfair as the wife did not have a proper opportunity to put her case. Further, the judge erred in her approach to the husband’s income and the jurisdiction she had.
Gohil v Gohil & Ors [2025] EWHC 3646 (Fam)
Williams J. The High Court considered the impact of a £28m confiscation order, disputed beneficial ownership claims, and criminally tainted assets in a restored financial remedy claim following the Supreme Court's decision in Gohil v Gohil [2015] UKSC 61.
GHJ v FDS [2026] EWFC 54 (B)
HHJ Farquhar. An illogical conspiracy theory: court refuses to set aside a decree absolute granted over 10 years ago.