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15 July 2020

Villiers v Villiers [2020] UKSC 30
(Supreme Court, Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lady Black, Lord Sales, 1 July 2020)Divorce – Jurisdiction – Maintenance orderBy a majority, the Supreme Court dismissed the...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 15 July 2020
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24 June 2020

X v Y [2020] EWHC 1116 (Fam)
(Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane P, 22 April 2020)Marriage – Divorce – Application to rectify decree of divorceThe Family Division granted the order, thereby rectifying the decree...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 24 June 2020
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28 April 2020

MWH v GSH [2019] EWHC 3866 (Fam)
(Family Division, Cohen J, 6 December 2019)Divorce –  Financial remedies – Wife made application under Pt III of the Matrimonial Family Proceedings Act 1984The Family Division struck...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 28 April 2020
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28 April 2020

Padero-Mernagh v Mernagh (Divorce: Nullity: Remote Hearing) [2020] EWFC 27
(Family Court, Williams J, 3 April 2020)Divorce – Wife petitioned for divorce – Husband cross-petitioned for nullityThe Family Court dismissed the wife's application for a decree of...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 28 April 2020
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25 February 2020

Akhter v Khan [2020] EWCA Civ 122
(Court of Appeal, Sir Terence Etherton MR, King and Moylan LJJ, 14 February 2020)Marriage – Divorce – Islamic ceremonyThe Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, holding that no marriage...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 25 February 2020
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25 February 2020

Re K (Forced Marriage: Passport Order) [2020] EWCA Civ 190
(Court of Appeal, Sir Andrew McFarlane P, Peter Jackson and Haddon-Cave LJJ, 21 February 2020)Forced marriage – Forced Marriage Protection Order – Passport order – JurisdictionThe...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 25 February 2020
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11 February 2020

JK v MK (E-Negotiation Ltd (trading as ‘amicable’) and another intervening) [2020] EWFC 2
(Family Court, Mostyn J, 20 January 2020)Divorce – Procedure – Parties approaching company to help them navigate the divorce processThe Family Court held that there was no conflict of...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 11 February 2020
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11 February 2020

MM v NA [2020] EWHC 93 (Fam)
(Family Division, Roberts J, 22 January 2020)Marriage – International – Declaration of marital statusThe Family Division granted the declaration sought – the parties were validly...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 11 February 2020
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28 November 2019

P (Transgender Applicant for Declaration of Valid Marriage) [2019] EWHC 3105 (Fam)
(Family Division, Cobb J, 20 November 2019)Marriage – Transgender applicant – Application for declaration of valid marriageThe Family Division held that it did not have the power to make...
Francesca Esposito
Judgments 28 November 2019
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14 August 2019

Power v Vidal [2019] EWHC 2101 (Fam)
(Family Division, Mostyn J, 31 July 2019)Divorce – Decree Absolute – Court destroyed original case file.The Family Divisions made declarations that a certified copy of the decree absolute...
Amarjit Atwal
Judgments 14 August 2019
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