Cases

Tax Matrimonial and Non-Matrimonial Property

RRE v JPR [2026] EWFC 7

13 January 2026. Sir Jonathan Cohen. Final hearing in financial remedies proceedings in which W held the majority of the parties’ wealth as a result of tax planning and distributions from H, whose wealth derived almost entirely from outside the marriage.

Costs

Pool v Pool [2026] EWFC 226 (B)

3 August 2026. DDJ Hales. Competent conduct of legal professionals is not negotiable.

Maintenance Pending Suit Case Management

JC v MC (Refusal of Relief from Sanctions) [2026] EWFC 145

22 June 2026. MacDonald J. Refusal of relief from sanctions for deliberately failing to comply with length of evidence in H’s application to vary the maintenance he had agreed to pay W. H’s s 37 MCA injunction application also failed.

Forum Non-Conveniens

Re A and Z (No 4) (Forum Non Conveniens) [2026] EWFC 203

24 July 2026. McKendrick J. The applicant’s opposed and unsuccessful application to stay the determination of the divorce and financial remedy proceedings on the grounds it would be more convenient for the issues to be litigated in the state of Florida.

Adverse Inferences Chattels Costs Debts

Doweck v Doweck [2026] EWFC 238 (B)

4 August 2026. DJ Hammond. The court was concerned with an application for committal by W to commit H to prison.

Appeals Death of a Party

Kanabar v Maganal Kanabar (Deceased) & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 582

15 May 2026. Baker LJ giving the lead judgment with Lewison and Yip LJJ agreeing. Appeal against the order of HHJ Rogers, in which he allowed an appeal against a financial remedy order made by DJ Birk.

Companies

BY v GC (No 4: Indemnities) [2026] EWFC 173

30 June 2026. Mr Nicholas Allen KC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Dispute about whether W’s responsibility to indemnify H extended to indemnifying a company.