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.
Nuptial Agreements
A Fairer End? Gaps in the Government’s Nuptial Agreement Proposals
On 5 June 2026, the Government published A Fairer End to Relationships, proposing comprehensive reform of the financial consequences of both divorce and separation for unmarried couples. This piece focuses on the Government’s plan to introduce binding qualifying nuptial agreements (QNAs).
Summary of Government’s Consultation on Fairer End to Relationships
Graeme Fraser summarises the Government’s Consultation on Fairer End to Relationships.
KMR v AER [2026] EWFC 10 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/10?query=KMR+AER+%5B2026%5D+EWFC+10+%28B%29
Section 35: Dead Letter or Living Instrument? The Contractual Status of Agreements, and the Scope of the Court’s Power to Vary Them
[2026] 1 FRJ 5. This article reviews the legal status of agreements made between spouses, including their enforceability as actionable contracts, and the importance of the powers the courts have to vary or revoke such agreements.
Adjudicating Undue Pressure in Nuptial Agreements
When the court considers the effect of a nuptial agreement, it must consider how pressure may undermine a party’s decision to sign, while recognising why the other party sought it.
FO v PN [2025] EWFC 327 (B)
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/327?query=FO+PN