A and Z: Service Out; MPS; LSPO, Re [2026] EWFC 64
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2026/64?query=A+Z%3A+Service+Out%3B+MPS%3B+LSPO%2C+Re+%5B2026%5D+EWFC+64
Jurisdiction
Delaying Departure? Domicile in Divorce Cases
[2026] 1 FRJ 16. In Ramana v Kist Ramana [2025] EWCA Civ 1022, [2025] 4 WLR 120 the Court of Appeal was concerned with the question of how a domicile of choice may be lost. This article explores the arguments made at the hearing, the court’s decision and reasoning, and the likely implications.
AO v EO [2026] EWFC 30 (B)
HHJ Edward Hess. Judgment in financial remedy proceedings, addressing habitual residence and forum conveniens where the parties had competing connections to England and Nigeria.
The Financial Remedies Court: A New Horizon?
It is approaching 10 years since HHJ Edward Hess and Joanna Miles published their seminal article which fired the starting gun for the creation of the Financial Remedies Court. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the possible ways in which the FRC might evolve and develop in the future.
A v B (Refusal of Application for Stay of Divorce Petition) [2025] EWFC 377 (B)
HHJ Judge Cope. Refusal of application for stay of divorce petition.
Ramana v Kist-Ramana [2025] EWCA Civ 1022
Lewison, Moylan and Popplewell LJJ sitting in the Court of Appeal. An appeal by the wife against the decision of Williams J on 25 October 2024 after he dismissed an application for divorce for want of jurisdiction.
CC v UU [2025] EWFC 214
Peel J. Application by W for an LSPO following final financial remedy order dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction under s 22ZA MCA 1973 after a clean break.