Cases

Anonymity and Transparency Costs

D Culligan v A Culligan (No.2) (Costs and Anonymity) [2025] EWFC 26

Judgment date: 26 February 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/26 Macdonald J. Background Judgment dealing solely with the issues of costs and whether the substantive judgment in the financial remedies proceedings handed down on 14 January 2025 should be anonymised. Costs W’s costs in this case

Setting Aside Transactions Enforcement

Collardeau v Fuchs & Anor [2025] EWFC 36

Judgment date: 19 February 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/36 Poole J. Finding of a sham lease within enforcement proceedings of a final financial remedy order. Facts A final order was made in June 2023, followed by a series of enforcement orders by Knowles J. An application

Family Law Act 1986 Jurisdiction Stay Pending Resolution of Overseas Proceedings Stay of Proceedings Non-Recognition of Overseas Divorce

Sandeep Kumar Chugh v Latika Chugh [2025] EWFC 42

Judgment date: 04 March 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2025/42 Nicholas Allen KC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Final hearing concerning H’s application for recognition of divorce proceedings brought by H in India, and H’s challenge to the jurisdictional basis of divorce proceedings

FI v DO [2024] EWFC 384 (B)

Judgment date: 20 December 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/384 District Judge Crisp. Final Hearing in FR case involving which party should keep the family dog, a golden retriever puppy, ‘N’. Background The parties married in 2010 and separated in November 2022. They have two children,

Jurisdiction

AN v NO [2024] EWFC 94

Judgment date: 09 May 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/94 Sir Jonathan Cohen. Jurisdiction dispute concerning (i) whether the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction to entertain W’s divorce application; and (ii) whether, if there is jurisdiction, England and Wales is the forum conveniens. Decision

Anonymity and Transparency Conduct Delay Costs Litigation Misconduct

Mary-Jane Grace and Ian Douglas Grace [2025] EWFC 37 (B)

Judgment date: 10 January 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/37 HHJ Farquhar. Straightforward financial remedy proceedings continued an additional 2½ years after the agreement at the FDR. Significant litigation misconduct, far beyond acceptable standards, resulting in striking delay and wasted costs orders; criticism also of conduct

School Fees Enforcement

A v H [2024] EWFC 254 (B)

Judgment date: 02 August 2024 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/254 HHJ Willans. Final hearing concerning the enforcement of a school fees order. Introduction The case of A v H (Variation of School Fees Order) [2024] EWFC 254 (B) was heard before HHJ Willans in the Family