Judgment published last week by Mr Justice MacDonald in the case of MF v NF & Ors (Striking Out Claims against Third Parties) [2026] EWFC 243.

Morgan Sirikanda KC and Harry Campbell, instructed by Simon Pigott and Emma Irven of Levison Meltzer Pigott, acted for the successful appellant wife.

The judgment considers the ambit of the strike out jurisdiction pursuant to FPR rule 4.4 and the court’s wider case management powers under FPR rule 4.1. The judgment also analyses the status of formal pleadings in financial remedy proceedings involving disputes between a spouse and third parties.