Legal Services Payment Orders AB v CD [2026] EWHC 1504 (Fam) https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/fam/2026/1504 01 Jul 2026
Committal Applications and Judgment Summonses Rihole Izehiese Odulate v Rotimi Koyejo Odulate [2026] EWFC 159 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/159 01 Jul 2026
Mesher Orders and Deferred Charges Death KC v CO (deceased) (Orders for Sale after Death of a Party) [2026] EWFC 165 (B) https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/b/2026/165 01 Jul 2026
Family Law Reform Some Thoughts on Possible Structural and Resource Issues for the Financial Remedies Court Arising Out of the Government’s Approach to Reform of Financial Remedies Law in Their Paper ‘A Fairer End to Relationships’ Some thoughts on possible structural and resource issues for the Financial Remedies Court arising out of the Government’s approach to reform of Financial Remedies Law in their paper A Fairer End to Relationships.
Cohabitation Financial Remedies Reform Compensation Maintenance Needs 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.
NCDR Mediation The ‘Manchester Model’; Combining ENE/pFDRs and LAM (Lawyer Assisted Mediation). The Most Effective NCDR in Financial Remedy Cases? This article examines a combined non-court dispute resolution model for financial remedy cases, bringing together early neutral evaluation/private FDR and lawyer-assisted or hybrid mediation within a single coordinated process.
'Thwaite Jurisdiction' The Myth of a General Equitable Jurisdiction to Reconsider Financial Remedy Orders If the Thwaite jurisdiction exists, the doctrine should only need to be invoked in exceptionally rare cases. Ordinarily, careful drafting of a non-variable property adjustment order should provide for future contingencies, however remote or unlikely.
Private FDRs Under the Spotlight Are private FDRs working? And does the answer depend upon who is answering? Those were the core questions discussed at a gathering of family lawyers – both neutral evaluators and advisers – in central London on 9 June 2026.
Now out: Financial Remedies Journal 2026 Issue 2 (Summer 2026) The new issue of the Financial Remedies Journal is now available.
Divorce Financial Remedies Autonomy ‘Fair to Us’: Legal Myths and Privately Negotiated Financial Settlements