Case Summaries

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.

Application for a further adjournment so that the mother, living in Pakistan, could be assessed was refused and a final care order was made.

Applications under Hague Convention on the civil aspects of child abduction for summary return of child to Spain and under Brussels II Rev. for recognition and enforcement of Spanish order..

Judgment relating to the jurisdiction of the court in England and Wales to deal with issues to relating to children who had moved to this jurisdiction from USA.

Father’s application for summary return of his two children to the USA; resisted by mother. Application dismissed as, under Article 12, they are settled here and it would not be in their interests to return them to America.

Application by father for contact with his daughter following findings of fact adverse to the father. No order as to contact. Section 91(14) order made.

Appeal by parents against care and placement orders where the mother has speech and hearing impediment and the father is profoundly deaf. Guidelines given for cases involving a deaf parent. Appeal allowed and case remitted for rehearing.

Fact-finding hearing in respect of child involved in proceedings relating to contact.

Appeal pursuant to Brussels II Revised against the registration and enforcement of a French custody order. Appeal allowed.

Appeal against refusal to grant a shared residence order as a means to confer parental responsibility on one party in relation to children born as result of egg donation between parties in a same sex relationship.

Husband’s application to terminate joint lives periodical payments order of £150,000 per annum made in favour of the wife in 2006.