Potanina v Potanin (No 2) [2025] EWCA Civ 1136
Moylan, Falk and Cobb LJJ. The Wife’s appeal from the order made by Cohen J on 8 November 2019, in proceedings under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.
Overseas Divorce and the 1984 Act
Awolowo v Awolowo & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 641
Moylan LJ, Popplewell LJ and Sir Christopher Floyd. Wife wins appeal over £1.6m ‘loan’ tied to the family home.
JQ v IQ [2025] EWFC 192 (B)
Judgment date: 23 June 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2025/192
HHJ Vincent. A Pakistani divorce was deemed to be valid in the UK on public policy grounds and permission was granted for the wife to bring financial remedies proceedings in this jurisdiction.
This hearing concerned the
Ogbedo v Oghenerume-Taiga [2024] EWHC 3193 (Fam)
Judgment date: 12 December 2024
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2024/3193
Sir Jonathan Cohen. This is a successful application of NO (herein referred to as ‘F’) to strike out MT’s (herein referred to as ‘M’) application for nullity pursuant to FPR 4.4 on the basis
Potanina v Potanin [2021] EWCA Civ 702
Judgment date: 13 May 2021
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/2021/702
King, David Richards and Moylan LJJ. The second in the trio of Potanina v Potanin decisions, these case summaries should be read in order. This one is the Court of Appeal decision where Lady Justice King
Potanin v Potanina [2019] EWHC 2956 (Fam)
Judgment date: 08 November 2019
http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2019/2956.html
Cohen J. The first in the trio of Potanina v Potanin decisions. This one is the High Court decision where Mr Justice Cohen dismissed W’s application for leave to bring a claim under
TI v LI [2024] EWFC 163 (B)
Judgment date: 21 June 2024
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2024/163
Recorder Allen KC. Recognition of Pakistani divorce.
Facts
W was a dual UK/Pakistani national living in London. H was a Pakistani national living in Pakistan. The parties married in Pakistan on 22 June 2012. W