Case Summaries

Wife ordered to make ‘needs’ based award to husband adjusted to account for husband’s conduct and litigation misconduct.

Application pursuant to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 for the summary return of a child to Italy. Applicant granted.

Appeal by wife of a high net worth couple in financial remedy proceedings in which she asserted that funds donated by her husband were being held by a trust which was effectively a post-nuptial settlement.

Applications before the court concerning the degree to which a person without capacity should be assisted in adhering to Islamic religious observances.

Appeal relating to a case governed by the 1993 child support scheme and concerning whether, and if so the date from which, a maintenance assessment should be cancelled due to an absent parent ceasing to be habitually resident but notifying the agency of that some 10 years after the event, during which period both children had grown up and ceased to be qualifying children.

Applications by a prospective adopter to withdraw her application for a Hague Convention Adoption order and to revoke care and placement orders in respect of two children in her care.

Appeal by the mother against the refusal of her application for permission to relocate to Italy and against the making of a Child Arrangements Order splitting the child’s time roughly equally between the two homes

Out of time appeal against final lump sum deduction order in respect of arrears of child support dismissed.

The Court of Appeal considers whether it is inevitably the case that matrimonial assets should be shared between the parties on an equal basis.

Judgment of McFarlane LJ dismissing a mother’s appeal against the decision of Keehan J that one of the children should move from her care to live with the father.

Court of Appeal judgment in respect of an appeal concerning an order permitting withdrawal of artificial ventilation for Charlie, a nine month old boy suffering from a grossly debilitating genetic condition in circumstances where the parents wanted him to undertake medical treatment in the USA

Application by local authority in the course of care proceedings in respect of three children that the father of one child, who did not have parental responsibility and thus was not entitled to automatic party status, should not be sent a copy of Form C6A notifying him of the proceedings.

The President of the Family Division provides further guidance on applications for adoption orders brought by English applicants in respect of Scottish children

Successful appeal against final care orders in respect of three children on the basis of procedural unfairness.

Privy Council appeal in respect of a dispute as to beneficial ownership over real and personal property considering in particular whether the Stack v Dowden approach should apply where the personal relationship between the parties has a commercial aspect.

Judgment of Cobb J in respect of twins making care orders and orders under section 21 ACA 2002 authorising the local authority to place them for adoption.