Case Summaries

Wife’s financial remedy orders application in big money case with assets totalling £25 million. The wife was awarded £5.6 million (equivalent to 22% of the assets).

Appeal to consider the refusal to allow a child to give oral evidence in support of her father regarding serous disputed allegations in child care case.

Application for a costs allowance under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 to fund representation and experts fees in a private children dispute. Application granted.

The Court of Appeal set aside the decision to strike out the husband’s appeal in a financial remedies proceedings on the basis that it was wrong in principle and on the facts of the case

Appeal by former wife against the striking out of her claim for financial relief 18 years after the grant of the decree absolute. Appeal allowed and costs allowance order in favour of wife restored.

Judgment following a retrial of care and placement proceedings highlighting various instances of poor practice.

Judgment by the President of the Family Division following a retrial of an application by a local authority for care and placement orders.

Third judgment in financial remedy proceedings in which Mostyn J rejects an application for post-judgment relief.

Appeal by husband against an order in financial remedy proceedings that a lump sum or series of lump sums should be paid to the wife as and when the husband’s shareholding was realised. Appeal dismissed.

Fact finding hearing concerning four children, in which a wasted costs order was made against the mother’s solicitors.

Consideration of a mother’s application to relocate the child to Hong Kong. Application refused.

Successful appeal by wife against the strike out of a variation of maintenance application for abuse of process and of enforcement of child maintenance arrears for offending principle of res judicata.

Return hearing of wife’s without notice application for a freezing order in respect of her husband’s vintage Bentley motorcar. Sir Peter Singer directed that the Bentley be placed in the custody of W’s agents to be transported to England and kept here pending the outcome of applications relating to previous MPS and legal services orders.

Application for an adoption order in respect of the child A by his biological father B where B had entered into a surrogacy arrangement with his own mother. Order granted.

Appeal by local authority against the dismissal of its applications for a care order and placement for adoption order. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal by father against prohibited steps orders requiring him to refrain from involving children in political activities. Appeal allowed and matter sent for rehearing.