Nuptial Agreements

EC v EC [2026] EWFC 275

23 September 2026. Preliminary issue hearing concerning the validity of a pre-nuptial agreement. Peel J emphasised that considering a nuptial agreement at a preliminary hearing is an available option but will be the exception rather than the rule.

EC v EC [2026] EWFC 275

https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/275

A Fairer End? Gaps in the Government’s Nuptial Agreement Proposals

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

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.