IC v AD [2026] EWFC 224
20 July 2026. HHJ Hess (sitting as a deputy High Court judge). Final hearing to consider the extent to which the terms of a pre-nuptial agreement should be upheld following an assessment of the parties' needs.
Needs
P v P (Inheritance at the End of a Long Marriage) [2026] EWFC 209 (B)
1 July 2026. DDJ Hodson makes reserved judgment regarding inheritance received six months post-separation.
P v M (Appeal: Unfair Hearing: Variation of Periodical Payments: Global Orders) [2026] EWHC 1330 (Fam)
Judgment date: 3 June 2026
Harrison J allows an appeal against a final order made by HHJ Wright, which varied a previous order made by DDJ Butler, which reduced periodical payments paid to W due to a change in H’s income.
A Fairer End to Cohabiting Relationships? Some Problems with the Government’s Reform Proposals
This article critiques the Ministry of Justice’s proposed framework of financial remedies for separating cohabitants, as set out in its recent consultation paper, A Fairer End to Relationships.
Costs in Needs Cases: Persistent Reluctance
[2026] 2 FRJ 111. Courts remain reluctant to make costs orders in needs cases notwithstanding significant reform in recent years. This should change.
Needs Must as the Devil Drives: An Analysis of Pension Sharing in Needs Cases
[2026] 1 FRJ 43. Despite PAG1 and W v H [2020] EWFC B10 stressing the importance of treating a case on its own facts, somehow a view developed that pensions should inevitably be divided to achieve equality of income in all ‘needs’ cases. The source is unclear, but it’s worth starting with PAG1.
JK v LM [2026] EWFC 32 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/32?court=ewfc