Journal

A Question of Sport

A Question of Sport

[2026] 1 FRJ 52. Karen Richardson is 22 years old in 1990 and meets her future husband, Ray Parlour. Ray is 19 and signed his first professional contract with Arsenal less than 12 months ago. Football, as culturally significant then as it is now, was about to change beyond all measure.

Interview with Lady Justice King

Interview with Lady Justice King

Samantha Hillas KC talks to a female trailblazer, who has been at the coalface of financial remedies work during a career so far spanning almost half a century, about her journey to the Bar, her judicial appointments and the swingeing changes in practice that she has witnessed along the way.

Sir James Munby: an Obituary

Sir James Munby: an Obituary

Sir Nicholas Mostyn writes about the life of Sir James Munby, who died on 1 January 2026: "a great leader, a brilliant historian, a remarkable lawyer, and a superb writer".

Chair’s Column (Winter 2025)

HHJ Edward Hess, Chair of the Editorial Board, considers sitting day cuts in the London FRC, the observations of a litigant-in-person, the fact that family law does not live on a desert island on its own, and the Financial Remedies Conference 2025.

The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?

The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?

It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the possible ways in which the FRC might evolve and develop in the future.

The Problem with Conduct

Financial family law, as a sector, seems unsure whether domestic abuse and coercive control fall within the statutory ambit of conduct which it would be inequitable to disregard. This article aims to address the question: is the problem with us, the sector, or is it the law?