Unconscionability

The Doctrine of Matrimonialisation post-Standish: Three Causes for Concern

[2026] 1 FRJ 61. The Supreme Court decision in Standish has significantly clarified the law of matrimonialisation – the circumstances under which property that is presumed to fall outside the bounds of the marital partnership is deemed matrimonial for the purposes of financial remedies applications.

Hughes v Pritchard and Others [2023] EWHC 1382 (Ch)

Judgment date: 12 June 2023 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2023/1382 HHJ Keyser KC. Propriety estoppel case. Cattle farmer Evan Hughes died leaving three children, the claimant Gareth Hughes, the defendant Carys Richards, and another child, Elfed, whose widow Gwen Hughes was the second defendant. The remaining