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.
Costs
Hammond v Herrington Carmichael LLP [2026] EWHC 701 (SCCO)
Costs Judge Whalan. Unsuccessful application by the claimant for a s 70 Solicitors Act 1974 assessment of the invoices delivered by the defendant law firm. Invoices were Interim Statute Bills, and no special circumstances were found to justify assessment by the court.
Carl Brendan Hammond v Herrington Carmichael LLP [2026] EWHC 701 (SCCO)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/scco/2026/701?query=%5B2026%5D+EWHC+701+%28SCCO%29
BY v GC (No 3: Costs) [2026] EWFC 50
Mr Nicholas Allen KC (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Costs hearing in Financial Remedy proceedings. W sought recovery from H of legal costs across a range of categories, including those of defending a Daniels v Walker application by H.
BY v GC : (No. 3: Costs) [2026] EWFC 50
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/50
LP v MP [2026] EWFC 36
Cusworth J. Having already been found to have committed personal misconduct during the relationship, costs were awarded against W on an indemnity basis after she was found guilty of significant litigation misconduct also.
LP v MP [2026] EWFC 36
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/36?query=LP+MP+%5B2026%5D+EWFC+36