Forum Conveniens

AO v EO [2026] EWFC 30 (B)

HHJ Edward Hess. Judgment in financial remedy proceedings, addressing habitual residence and forum conveniens where the parties had competing connections to England and Nigeria.

AO v EO [2026] EWFC 30 (B)

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/30?query=%5B2026%5D+EWFC+30+%28B

CA v UK [2025] EWFC 117 (B)

Judgment date: 10 January 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/117 HHJ Watkins. A substantive application by the father for a child maintenance order under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 (‘Schedule 1’); [12]. Within the application, the main issue concerned the most suitable jurisdiction for

Re CB (Financial Remedies: Antisuit Injunction) [2025] EWHC 427 (Fam)

Judgment date: 25 February 2025 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2025/427 HHJ Moradifar. Application by the husband for an anti-suit injunction to prevent the wife from pursuing, participating or otherwise continuing any applications for periodical payments for the children of the family or any other applications relating

SK v RR [2024] EWHC 1418 (Fam)

Judgment date: 01 May 2024 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2024/1418.html HHJ Moradifar. The primary issue in this case was forum and convenience, which arose from two sets of divorce proceedings. W joined H in the UK after marriage. H issued divorce proceedings in India

J v A [2023] EWFC 132

Judgment date: 21 July 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/132.html H’s application for a stay of the English divorce proceedings commenced by W, in favour of his competing Nigerian divorce petition. H’s divorce petition was first in time. The judge found that

AR v BR [2023] EWFC 76

Judgment date: 13 March 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2023/76.html HHJ Lynn Roberts. Divorce proceedings concerning UK nationals who relocated to Dubai in 2020. W commenced divorce proceedings in England. H did not dispute the divorce, but proceeded to say that he did not