Jurisdiction

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

Tousi v Gayukova [2023] EWHC 404 (Fam)

Judgment date: 27 February 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2023/404 Mostyn J. Does the court have jurisdiction to transfer a (housing association) tenancy between the parties to an invalid marriage? Do the consequences of invalidity fall to be determined under the law of the country of

Timokhin v Timokhina [2023] EWHC 58 (Fam)

Judgment date: 17 January 2023 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2023/58.html Roberts J. Was a decision to stay a Sch 1 application pending conclusion of proceedings in another jurisdiction a substantive or procedural one? The parties were Russian nationals and parents to two children, aged

Nicolaisen v Nicolaisen [2022] EWFC 70

Judgment date: 01 July 2022 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/70.html Moor J. A case involving complex jurisdiction arguments, habitual residence, international marital agreements and underlying assets worth over £200m. Husband (‘H’) was 70 years old and a Norwegian national. The Wife (‘W’) was 50

XO v YO & Anor [2022] EWFC 114

Judgment date: 22 September 2022 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2022/114.html HHJ Hess. Financial remedies decision concerning whether English court had jurisdiction to determine a claim in respect of immovable property situated outside England where the claim is based on equity; and can adverse inferences

Pierburg v Pierburg [2022] EWHC 2701 (Fam)

Judgment date: 09 September 2022 https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2022/2701.html Facts Moor J (‘the judge’) dealt with an application made by Clarissa Gisela Pierburg (‘W’) for financial provision after an overseas divorce pursuant to Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.

SA v FA [2022] EWFC 115

Judgment date: 09 September 2022 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2022/115 HHJ Hess. Judgment concerning divorce proceedings, domicile and the most appropriate forum. The parties met and married in England; the W was originally from South Africa. They had moved to the UAE in 2008 and remained there