Case Summaries

Appeal against an order permitting relocation of a five year old girl to Sweden

Appeal by local authority to Supreme Court against an order that the local authority should pay the appeal costs of a successful appellant in care proceedings. Appeal allowed and costs order set aside.

Appeal by a father following a fact-finding hearing in private law children proceedings.

Judgment in Court of Protection proceedings concerning a 93 year old woman with severe dementia as to (a) whether the care arrangements for her constitute a deprivation of her liberty; (b) if so, whether the State is responsible for such deprivation of liberty; and (c) if so, then whether such deprivation of liberty should be authorised by the court and what the arrangements for continuing authorisation should be. Held that there is no deprivation of liberty.

Fact finding in care proceedings.

The Court of Appeal dismissed D’s appeal of HHJ Vosper QC’s decision that D was holding a property on trust for C and herself in equal shares

Application to determine habitual residence of a child subject to care proceedings

Appeal against care and placement orders where the first instance judge had had to determine the level of the risk posed to the mother and child by the father, who is the subject of a s41 Mental Health Act hospital order, and whether the risk could be managed.

Appeal by a mother against care and placement orders. Appeal allowed and case remitted for rehearing. Court of Appeal endorses the President’s judgment in Re A

Judgment setting out guidance in relation to the procedure to be taken on applications for reporting restriction orders in the Court of Protection.

Judgment criticising arrangements for placement and transportation in respect of a collection order.

Application for an adoption order in respect of an 18 year old when the primary purpose of such an order was the grant of citizenship. Application refused

Application for a parental order concerning twin boys born in Ukraine following a commercial surrogacy arrangement.

Judgment in a big money case oncerning a very successful family business in which Moor J decided not to award an add-back in relation to dissoipated funds.

Pitchford LJ’s refusal of permission to appeal HHJ Roberts’ decision varying a wife’s maintenance down.

Appeal by a father (who has a longstanding psychiatric diagnosis of bi-polar affective disorder) against a reduction in contact between himself and his daughter and against the imposition of a s.91(14) bar on further applications. Appeal dismissed.