Application by non-parent who had cared for child until his removal under care and placement orders for leave to oppose adoption. Consideration of the legal route for a person who is not a parent or guardian to seek to participate within adoption proceedings.
Judgment concerning interlocutory issues relating to the role of a responsible local authority in proceedings under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the function of the Court of Protection, and the right of people affected by, or subject of, the proceedings to speak publicly about them.
Application for a declaration as to the subsistence of a customary marriage in the Igbo culture of Nigeria. Application refused.
Application under Hague Convention for return of child to Lithuania. Objections raised under Art 13 of the Convention. Re E [2011] UKSC 27 applied. Application refused.
Application by wife for maintenance pending suit. Wife awarded MPS of £170,000 per annum.
Issue of child’s habitual residence and the appropriate jurisdiction under Brussels II Revised.
Appeal by local authority and father of two children placed in the care of their maternal uncle and aunt, residing in Poland, subject to a special guardianship order. Appeal dismissed and costs awarded against the local authority.
Appeal by a father against findings of fact. Observations by the Court of Appeal re. the weight to be attached to flawed ABE interview and the threshold for dislodging findings of fact on appeal.
A maternal Grandmother appealed within private law proceedings against an order that there be no direct contact with her grandchild who lived with the mother.
Dispute as to the interpretation and enforcement of a declaration of trust in relation to a property purchased pursuant to the right to buy scheme.
Appeal from a return order made in Hague Convention proceedings in relation to a 10 year old child who was subject to an interim care order in the UK
Judgment in financial remedy proceedings involving, principally, OS v DS fact-finding exercise concerning alleged misconduct, unauthorised property dealings and non-disclosure. Findings of litigation misconduct made, but costs of the OS v DS hearing reserved to the final hearing.
Appeal of decision to set aside order for further maintenance pending suit (as a result of husband’s material non-disclosure). Appeal allowed and the order of 2009 reinstated.
Judgment in Hague Convention proceedings, explaining why child should participate as a party to proceedings considering the committal of mother for breach of order to return children to Spain.
Application by father under the Hague Convention for the return of his son to Latvia, following the commencement of care proceedinsg in respect of the child. Held that the English court had no jurisdiction to deal with the care proceedings and the child should be returned to Latvia.
Appeal from a decision by Baker J (CW v SG [2013] EWHC 854 (Fam)) within private law Children Act 1989 proceedings to terminate the father’s parental responsibility in respect of his 8 years old child (D) on the application of the mother. Appeal dismissed.
