Kroupeeva v Kroupeev [2026] EWFC 85
James Ewins KC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Final hearing in ultra-high net worth case with allegations of non-disclosure and with complex trust and corporate structures.
Cases
A v Z [2026] EWHC 654 (Fam)
Trowell J. Final hearing in a high net worth financial remedies case concerning the effect of a prenuptial agreement on shares transferred to the husband in companies forming part of the wife’s family business group during the marriage.
KMR v AER [2026] EWFC 10 (B)
DDJ Benjamin Rose. Judgment considering high-value assets, non-disclosure, jurisdictional questions, issues surrounding the validity of a nuptial settlement and general conduct of proceedings.
K v K [2026] EWFC 83 (B)
DJ Parker’s decision emphasises the importance of the court transcript where there is a dispute as to what was said by the judge. Ultimately H’s application to set aside a final order by consent failed because H was wrong; the FDR judge had not given him a 28-day cooling off period.
Potanina v Potanin (Case Management) [2026] EWFC 80
MacDonald J. Case management decision on the wife's claim under Part III Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 after a Russian divorce. The court refused the husband's applications to adjourn proceedings and for a split hearing, lifted a stay on disclosure, and set directions.
Reid-Roberts & Anor v Mei-Lin & Anor [2026] EWHC 49 (Ch)
Cawson J. Appeal and cross-appeal concerning H’s beneficial interest in the matrimonial home. Cawson J found that H had not transferred his beneficial interest to W, but that sale of the property should be deferred.
Wei-Lyn Loh v Ardal Loh-Gronager [2025] EWFC 483
Cusworth J. Sums the husband unilaterally removed from a mortgage account and joint bank accounts during the marriage are held to be part of his entitlement under a pre-nuptial agreement, partially due to conduct findings.