Wife’s appeal against Bennett J’s dismissal of her application to resume the hearing of her financial provision claim, following the parties reaching settlement on terms, which the Wife claimed were vitiated by the Husband’s material non-disclosure
Moore-Bick LJ and Macur LJ dismissed the appeal, with Briggs LJ delivering a dissenting judgment.
High Court applications by father for residence and contact – mother deceased
Fact finding hearing in care proceedings in respect of an oxygen-dependent child in order to determine whether the oxygen supply had been turned off and, if so, by whom. Consideration as to the principles to be applied in such cases.
Appeal by mother against care order and authorisation to place S for adoption. Permission to appeal refusal of application for direct contact with Y. Appeal dismissed and permission to appeal refused.
Appeal of refusal to allow the Applicant in Court of Protection proceedings (biological mother of the incapacitated adult in question) to see social work statements prepared for the purpose of the proceedings.
Application by hospital trust to invoke the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court for declaratory relief in relation to serious medical treatment for a pregnant protected party. Declaration granted.
High Court applications by father for residence and contact – mother deceased
High Court application for placement order and permission to place a child with relatives in the USA. Application arising following previous judgment dismissing father’s application for residence following death of the mother
Case linked to RO v A local authority and Ors [2013] EWHC B31 (Fam)
Conjoined care proceedings and Court of Protection proceedings concerning three children of a woman lacking mental capacity, in which care orders were made in respect of the children and the mother’s deputy was authorised to make payments to the children’s nanny from the mother’s trust fund.
Jessica Craigs, senior solicitor and David Salter, Joint Head of Family Law at Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the financial remedies and divorce news and cases published in January
Financial remedies preliminary issue hearing to determine whether the husband held a shareholding in the family business on trust for his son (the intervenor) and whether the shares were available as a resource of the husband
Appeal by mother of an adult woman against a decision that she did have capacity to consent to sexual relations. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal by mother against care and placement orders made in respect of her youngest child. Held that adoption was not a proportionate outcome. Accordingly, the appeal was allowed, the adoption order was set aside and the care order was replaced with an interim care order.
Application by the police (opposed by the local authority and the guardian) to be joined as a party to care proceedings
Consideration by the Court of Appeal of the appropriate use of split hearings within public law children proceedings.
Interim hearing within financial remedy proceedings in respect of the wife’s claims for maintenance pending suit and a Legal Services Order
