AB v CD [2026] EWHC 1504 (Fam)
25 March 2026. Cusworth J on an application for a Legal Services Payment Order and Maintenance Pending Suit.
Cases
Nuptial Agreements
Needs
Duxbury Capitalisation
Mesher Orders and Deferred Charges
Sharing Principle
IC v AD [2026] EWFC 224
20 July 2026. HHJ Hess (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Final hearing to consider the extent to which the terms of a pre-nuptial agreement should be upheld following an assessment of the parties' needs.
KC v CO (Deceased) (Orders for Sale after Death of a Party) [2026] EWFC 165 (B)
18 June 2026. DDJ Harrop. The husband’s application for an order for sale under s 24A(1) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 was struck out under FPR 4.4(1)(a), in that its availability had not survived the death of the wife.
Gray v Gray [2023] EWFC 349 (B)
27 April 2023. DJ Baker. Final hearing in a financial remedies case with few assets where the husband sought, unsuccessfully, to pursue conduct. The husband’s litigation conduct justified a costs order against him.
Thirsk v Thirsk & Ors [2026] EWHC 1501 (Ch)
15 May 2026. Cusworth J. The claimant sought reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 following the death of her husband.
P v P (Inheritance at the End of a Long Marriage) [2026] EWFC 209 (B)
1 July 2026. DDJ Hodson makes reserved judgment regarding inheritance received six months post-separation.
Potanina v Potanin (No 3) (Video Evidence from Abroad) [2026] EWHC 1738 (Fam)
14 July 2026. MacDonald J. Hearing concerning the husband’s application for Letters of Request under the Hague Convention 1970.