Conduct

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.

Managing Conduct Allegations: When Two Late Letters, £16m and a Retrial Collide – Court of Appeal Guidance on Conduct and Non-Disclosure Allegations

Managing Conduct Allegations: When Two Late Letters, £16m and a Retrial Collide – Court of Appeal Guidance on Conduct and Non-Disclosure Allegations

In Meerna Ali Ghuloom Faraj v Sohail Sultan Ahmad & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 962, the Court of Appeal allowed both spouses’ appeals and the bank’s appeal, concluding that the trial judge’s factual findings could not stand and ordering a retrial.

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.

Ruth Elizabeth Gray v Duncan Keith Gray [2023] EWFC 349 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2023/349

Moher v Moher [2019] EWCA Civ 1482

Moylan LJ giving the lead judgment with Rose and King LJJ agreeing. Appeal from a decision by HHJ Wallwork sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court.

WK v HN [2026] EWFC 169 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/169

Costs in Needs Cases: Persistent Reluctance

[2026] 2 FRJ 111. Courts remain reluctant to make costs orders in needs cases notwithstanding significant reform in recent years. This should change.