Case Summaries

Application for approval of a consent order intending to give effect to an arbitral award following arbitration conducted under the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators scheme.

Judgment of the President of the Family Division dealing with the court’s approach to care proceedings concerning children from other European countries, and to reporting restriction orders in such cases.

Supreme Court judgment as to whether in Hague Convention 1980 proceedings the court may take account of a child’s state of mind in determining his habitual residence; and whether the child should made be made a party to the proceedings.

Judgment in proceedings arising from an application by the father for the return to Lithuania of his child who had been brought to the UK by the mother, without the father’s consent. Issues arising as to the mother’s need of legal representation and its funding.

Judgment by the President of the Family Division continuing an injunction against the husband in financial remedy proceedings by which he was restrained from competing with the family company of which he was a shadow director.

Hearing to decide whether a placement order or a special guardianship order should be made in relation to a family placement.

Local Authority applications for without notice declarations pursuant to the inherent jurisdiction concerning an unborn child about whose safety following birth the Local Authority had concerns.

Application by parents within a Placement Order application to adduce further medical evidence to challenge findings against them that they had caused non-accidental injury to their son.

Application by local authority to withdraw care proceedings in circumstances where threshold not met.

Application for permission to appeal against the dismissal of the appellant’s application under section 21A Mental Capacity Act 2005, challenging the lawfulness of a Standard Authorisation made under Schedule A1 to the MCA authorizing a deprivation of liberty. Application dismissed on the grounds of absence of jurisdiction.

Care proceedings in which the mother requested a transfer of the proceedings to the courts of the Czech Republic.

Judgment of Pauffley J following the final hearing of an application for placement orders in respect of a baby aged just 10 weeks.

Local Authority appeal against ‘conditions’ attached by trial judge to placement orders within care and adoption proceedings with mother’s cross-appeal to discharge the placement orders if the local authority’s appeal succeeded.

Application in the Court of Protection by daughter for the return of her 88 year old mother, who lacked mental capacity, to return to England and Wales from Scotland.

Application concerning the medical treatment of a 14 month old child and in particular the removal of the child from hospital to live at home and the continuation of artificial ventilation.

Application for reporting restriction order in the case of mother whose child was delivered by caesarean section following order of Court of Protection. Order granted to prevent the identification of the child. Fuller judgment to follow.