https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comFamilyhttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54abad5601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54abad5601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn P v M (Appeal: unfair hearing: variation of periodical payments: global orders) [2026] EWHC 1330 (Fam), Harrison J allowed the wife's appeal of an order that varied her spousal maintenance downwards. He concluded that there was jurisdiction for the court to vary the spousal maintenance upwards and make a global maintenance order to circumvent lower child maintenance that the wife was receiving under a Child Maintenance Service assessment obtained by the husband.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If54abad5601c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If7c37552635411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If7c37552635411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 5 June 2026, the Ministry of Justice published a consultation, A fairer end to relationships: A consultation on reforming financial remedies on divorce and strengthening protections for cohabitants at the end of their relationship. The consultation seeks views on reforming the financial remedies framework for divorcing couples, introducing binding qualifying nuptial agreements, creating a statutory framework for cohabitants on separation and extending intestacy rights to cohabitants. The consultation closes on 14 August 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If7c37552635411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib48476af63e711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib48476af63e711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 4 June 2026, HMCTS published a revised Form C8, Confidential contact detailshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib48476af63e711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f501604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f501604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe President of the Family Division has approved updated guidance for remote hearings in family proceedings. This follows a wider review of remote participation across the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions and the publication of cross-jurisdictional guidance.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ee7f501604411f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 4 June 2026, the Judiciary published updated guidance on remote participation in hearings. The guidance comprises new Remote Participation Judicial Principles and Overarching Guidance for Remote Participation, alongside updated jurisdictional guidance for all court and tribunal jurisdictions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I534ac2a2618811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibefd32bc5f2411f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibefd32bc5f2411f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 1 June 2026, HMCTS published revised versions of a range of court forms to include more information about using Form C8 to apply to keep contact details confidential.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibefd32bc5f2411f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640c9fd45f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640c9fd45f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe House of Lords Library has published a briefing paper in advance of the House of Lords debate about the Public Services Committee report on reforming the Child Maintenance Service. The briefing paper includes a summary of the government's response to the report.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I640c9fd45f6111f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Supreme Court has unanimously overruled Cheshire West [2014] UKSC 19 and its "acid test" for determining whether there is a deprivation of liberty under Article 5 ECHR, holding that this departed from the Strasbourg's longstanding multifactorial approach, which will now need to be applied. The court held that an individual lacking legal capacity under mental capacity legislation may nonetheless give valid consent to confinement through expression of wishes and feelings. The decision has UK-wide significance and is likely to completely change the landscape in relation to deprivations of liberty.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250d5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I08fb9c865ffc11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I08fb9c865ffc11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Education (DfE) launched a consultation on draft statutory guidance on the information sharing duty introduced by the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I08fb9c865ffc11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I973601715f4f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I973601715f4f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 29 May 2026, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) updated its cyber security incident page to streamline the information outlining standard processes following the restoration of online systems, and to include links to additional training materials on the Legal Aid Learning website to support providers.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I973601715f4f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieb22726a5f6e11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieb22726a5f6e11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Family Justice Council will hold its 12th open meeting virtually on 13 July 2026 from 11.00 am to 1.30 pm. Applications to attend must be submitted by 8 July 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieb22726a5f6e11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I155f018a5d9611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I155f018a5d9611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Blackpool BC v RR [2026] EWHC 1100 (Fam) MacDonald J distilled the principles governing the anonymisation of judgments into an eleven-point framework and concluded that the exercise of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court is the correct cause of action for a pre-publication anonymisation application.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I155f018a5d9611f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac04aa365aab11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac04aa365aab11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn F v M [2026] EWFC 116 (B), in proceedings under section 8 of the Children Act 1989, HHJ Owens clarified that making a finding of controlling and coercive behaviour requires a nexus between the alleged perpetrator's actions and the victim feeling controlled or coerced. Without such a link, the court cannot properly assess risk where findings are made.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac04aa365aab11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622c93f59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622c93f59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn AJ v FJ [2026] EWFC 113, MacDonald J made an interim charging order final to enforce an unpaid costs order. The court determined that judgment creditors can expect to enforce an unappealed costs judgment, subject to arguments on financial hardship. Where a debtor may be owed arrears of child maintenance by a creditor, which could be offset against the debt, pending child maintenance proceedings will not prevent the court from making an interim charging order final.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622c93f59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1831151255d511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1831151255d511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 May 2026, standard order 10:2 (short form non-molestation order) was updated to include additional fields for the respondent's details, which are necessary for police database purposes.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1831151255d511f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a7ab295a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a7ab295a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTHMCTS has launched new tools to help separating parents find options for, and make, child arrangements.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a7ab295a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib1cf3733538411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib1cf3733538411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Kanabar v Kanabar (Deceased) [2026] EWCA Civ 582, the husband obtained permission to appeal a financial remedy order made in proceedings against his first wife. He died intestate before the appeal hearing and his second wife was unwilling to apply for letters of administration. Given the absence of an effective appellant, Baker LJ confirmed that the correct approach was to strike out the appeal (Family Procedure Rule 30.10).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib1cf3733538411f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 12 May 2026, the Law Society published a response to the Civil Justice Council's (CJC's) consultation on the use of AI for preparing court documents.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I87c380c54fa911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I87c380c54fa911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 has been published. The public law children aspects have yet to come into force. Among other provisions, the statute covers matters such as the pre-proceedings offer of family group decision-making meetings, the amendment of section 25 of the Children Act 1989 to include the deprivation of liberty of children, and a definition of kinship care.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I87c380c54fa911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dc894f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dc894f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe approved minutes of the Family Procedure Rule Committee meeting on 13 April 2026 have been published.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dc894f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I27f3cbe54d1311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I27f3cbe54d1311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPeel J has issued updated standard family orders to reflect developments in law and practice.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I27f3cbe54d1311f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5acd8228495511f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5acd8228495511f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn TD v MT [2026] EWHC 952 (Fam), the High Court dismissed the father's application under the 1980 Hague Convention having determined that a procedural stay of a foreign relocation order arising from the father's appeal, did not render the child's prior lawful relocation from South Africa to England under the order, unlawful.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5acd8228495511f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id15a6b00492411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id15a6b00492411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 30 April 2026, the Transparency and Open Justice Board published an update on its current work objectives and priorities for 2026-2027.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id15a6b00492411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6714db22485711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6714db22485711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman has given his determination in a complaint by Mr R against the Board of the Pension Protection Fund.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6714db22485711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iee0fe748487c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iee0fe748487c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn N'Djosse v Adeyeye [2026] EWHC 1033 (Fam), Hayden J permitted the publication of information concerning the child and his parents in proceedings under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. The child's father had been serving a term of imprisonment for breach of a return order but was released from prison in error. Publication was necessary to locate the father and secure his return to custody as a means of reuniting the child with his mother.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iee0fe748487c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic0e0d1c4489911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic0e0d1c4489911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn E v D [2025] EWFC 512 (B), the Family Court allowed an appeal by the children's guardian (CG) against an order made in private law welfare proceedings requiring CG to facilitate and support interim contact between the children and their father. The court lacked jurisdiction to order a CG to facilitate contact and should not have attached a penal notice to the order. Compelling a CG to facilitate contact is contrary to the role of a CG to conduct proceedings on the child's behalf and for their benefit.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic0e0d1c4489911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I011ae726456c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I011ae726456c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn A and B v C and D [2026] EWHC 972 (Fam), Williams J held that "pure" public policy considerations have no legitimate role in the court's decision about whether to authorise payments exceeding reasonable expenses under section 54(8) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (HFEA 2008) when determining parental order applications. Since the authorisation decision is governed by the paramount welfare assessment, pure public policy issues cannot be weighed against the child's welfare. The three traditional questions in Re X and Y (Foreign Surrogacy) [2008] EWHC 3030 (Fam) remain relevant only insofar as they inform the welfare evaluation.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I011ae726456c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I011b353e456c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I011b353e456c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 29 April 2026, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) updated its SaBC guidance to include information on identifying and requesting support for claims that have been voided, and to revise the family fee codes.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I011b353e456c11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6336bc30455611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6336bc30455611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Ferrara v Ferrara [2026] EWCA Civ 512, the Court of Appeal dismissed the husband's appeal against a decision that the wife had retained her English domicile of choice despite residing in Italy since 2019, and against the refusal to stay the English divorce proceedings. Regarding which jurisdiction was the more appropriate forum, Arnold LJ expressed a different view on the relevance of historical connections to the jurisdictions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6336bc30455611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29