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.
Sharing Principle
Elena Gennadievna Kroupeeva v Mikhail Viacheslavovich Kroupeev [2026] EWFC 85
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/85?query=Kroupeeva+Kroupeev+%5B2026%5D+EWFC+85+%2825+March+2026%29
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.
RKV v JWC [2025] EWFC 430 (B)
Recorder Rhys Taylor. Final hearing in W’s financial remedy application before Recorder Taylor in a case involving significant non-disclosure and non-engagement by H.
BY v GC (No 2) [2025] EWFC 397
In this seven-day final hearing of a long marriage with adult children, the computation and distribution of a variety of assets were determined by a robust analysis and application of the case law by Mr Nicholas Allen KC.
ED v AP [2025] EWFC 399
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2025/399.html
Standish v Standish [2025] UKSC 26
Judgment date: 2 July 2025
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uksc/2025/26
Lord Burrows and Lord Stephens (with whom Lord Reed, Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lady Simler agree). The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed W’s appeal, upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision, and clarified application of the sharing principle