KI (Applicant husband) v SI (Respondent wife) (Sham trusts and intervenor proceedings in financial remedy claims) [2026] EWFC 73 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/73?query=EWFC+73+%28B%29
Intervenors
Archer v Archer & Ors [2026] EWHC 468 (Fam)
Henke J. Appeal from finding that an estoppel had arisen in favour of the intervenors to FR proceedings. Henke J held that the trial judge failed to properly consider nature of assurances relied upon and had not adequately explained his findings. Consideration of law relating to appeals out of time.
The Lesser Known ‘Acquisition Constructive Trust’ after Khan v Khan [2025] EWCA Civ 1436 and Why Financial Remedy Lawyers Need to Know About It
[2026] 1 FRJ 19. When thinking of constructive trusts, most financial remedy lawyers will have in mind the common intention constructive trust. However, this is not the only type of constructive trust. The newly christened ‘acquisition constructive trust’ is one with which to become familiar.
Catriona Margaret Archer v James Wallis Archer & Ors [2026] EWHC 468 (Fam)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2026/468
Awolowo v Awolowo & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 641
Moylan LJ, Popplewell LJ and Sir Christopher Floyd. Wife wins appeal over £1.6m ‘loan’ tied to the family home.
‘Feral, Unprincipled and Unnecessarily Expensive’ – A Guide to Intervenor Claims
Introduction
Intervenor claims take us – family lawyers – out of our comfort zone.
As financial remedy (FR) specialists we are used to dealing with discretion and grey areas: the assessment of housing and income need, where to draw the line between marital and non-marital assets, how to reflect pre-marital contributions. The
WX v HX [2023] EWFC 279 (B)
Judgment date: 21 December 2023
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2023/279
Mr Recorder Day’s judgment in a case involving complex procedural history, intervenors, non-disclosure and a ‘fragile’ business valuation. Of note is Recorder Day’s inclusion of his earlier decision to refuse a Hadkinson order. Recorder