Case Summaries

Order to continue a secure accommodation placement of a 17 year old pursuant to the inherent jurisdiction.

Application by local authority for a secure accommodation order under the inherent jurisdiction of the court in respect of a 17 year old girl. Leave granted to the local authority to apply for relief under the inherent jurisdiction.

Application by an NHS Foundation Trust for declarations in respect of the treatment of a 15 year old girl who was suffering from persistent vomiting which had led to life threatening weight loss. The proposed course of treatment was opposed by the child and the Mother. Declarations granted and patient made ward of court.

Judgment considering the weight to be given to parental intention in determining whether the habitual residence of an infant has changed.

Application bywife for financial provision pursuant to Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 and application by husband that it should be struck out. Held that the court had jurisdiction to hear the wife’s application but that it should be struck out.

Application by mother for transfer of care proceedings to Hungary pursuant to Art 15 Brussels IIR. Re M [2014] EWCA Civ 152 considered. Application adjourned.

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.