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.
Foreign Assets
Piercing Trust Structures in Switzerland in Aid of Financial Claims in England
[2026] 1 FRJ 26. Swiss courts possess domestic tools to pierce through foreign trust structures and make orders in respect of their underlying assets. This article examines what those tools are and how they may be deployed in aid of financial remedies proceedings in England.
Trusts in Divorce Proceedings: The Trustee’s Adviser’s Perspective
[2026] 1 FRJ 30. This article provides a perspective on trusts within English financial remedy proceedings, from the perspective of trustees and law firms in Jersey. These days, the view of offshore trusts as a vehicle for hiding assets from authorities, creditors and spouses is unlikely to be true.
VTY v GDB [2025] EWFC 110 (B)
Judgment date: 24 April 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/110
Recorder Taylor. Final hearing in a financial remedy application which concerned issues of non-disclosure and allegations of asset concealment in different countries. The matter also involved foreign litigation which appeared to undermine the existing proceedings in
KV v KV [2024] EWFC 165
Judgment date: 03 July 2024
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/165
Peel J. Application by W for (i) Maintenance Pending Suit (MPS) pursuant to s 22 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and (ii) a Legal Services Payment Order (LSPO) pursuant to s 22ZA of the Matrimonial Causes
BI v EN [2024] EWFC 200 (Fam)
Judgment date: 29 July 2024
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/200
Decision of Cusworth J concluding financial remedy proceedings between W and H. The principal issue concerned the extent to which the outcome of W’s application for financial remedies should be impacted by the ‘Contrat de Mariage’
Proving Foreign Law in Financial Remedy Proceedings
Foreign law often rears its head in financial remedy proceedings with an international element. Issues of foreign law need not cause panic or confusion provided they are identified and appropriately case managed early in the proceedings. The trouble is, often they are not.
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