Claim by father for damages against Cafcass – claim alleging negligence, misfeasance in public office and breach of article 8 rights – consideration of whether duty of care owed by Cafcass to the father and whether such duty had been breached – claim dismissed.
Factors which the court should consider when evaluating an application for a further assessment of kinship carers.
Appeal in respect of placement orders granted following a final hearing in which the parents appeared as litigants in person. It was argued that the judgment granting the substantive orders, which pre-dated Re B-S, failed to comply with the requirements set down by Re B-S and Re B. Appeal dismissed with the Court being highly critical of the delay in the appeal hearing.
Application to access DNA samples in care proceedings where the party asserting paternity of the children refused a DNA test.
Father’s application for permission to appeal an order that his child was habitually resident in England and Wales. Permission granted and appeal allowed.
Re-hearing by Mr Justice Roderick Wood of a mother’s application for the return of four children to Spain under the Hague Convention and BIIR, pursuant to the decisions of the Court of Appeal [2013] EWCA Civ 1058 and the Supreme Court [2014] UKSC 1. Consideration of habitual residence and the “intolerability” defence where a sibling group is to be separated.
Reviewing findings of fact in care proceedings due to new evidence arising whilst proceedings ongoing. Test to be applied to review.
Interim care order made within private law proceedings pursuant to s37 direction – appeal by mother on grounds of procedural irregularity and incorrect application of the test for interim removal – appeal dismissed
Wife’s application for a Legal Services Order in the midst of heavily contested financial remedy proceedings, heard in November 2013.
Fact-finding hearing concerning two sisters, K and S, aged 3 and 1 respectively. Proceedings began after the death of S’s twin and also concerned an injury to K in 2011 for which proceedings had been issued previously and withdrawn. The incident in relation to K was found to be accidental, and it was not possible to establish when or why L died. The court found that the threshold for intervention had not been crossed in either incident, and returned the girls to their parents’ care.
Leave to remove – Kurdistan Region of Iraq – child in care of father following care proceedings and having supervised contact with mother – real prospect of child’s future being in foster care in the event of refusal of application and father moving without child – discussion of applicable principles to such applications.
Application within care proceedings for consent to terminate pregnancy of 13 year old. Judgment wholly anonymised to prevent identification. Consent granted
Application for adoption order-opposed by birth parents who had been given leave to do so on appeal.
Mother’s application to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal against what she contended was a “pre-emptory” change of interim residence orders in respect of her three sons
Private law proceedings adjourned by the President as a result of the father having no access to public funds for legal representation
Application by mother to revoke an order for summary return of a child to Italy on the ground of material change in her circumstances. Original order set aside.
