Case Summaries

Mr Justice Warshaw KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, made an order for relief under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 made on behalf of C (aged 8 at the time of judgment).

The Court of Appeal considered an appeal against findings of fact within care proceedings, where there had been multiple failures to adhere to Achieving Best Evidence guidelines.

Poole J considered an application to remove reporting restrictions in relation to concluded care proceedings.

This is an appeal by the father against the making of a s91(14) order in a private law family matter. The proceedings were originally heard in Brighton and then the appeal conducted by Mr Justice Poole in the High Court.

This case concerns the welfare of E, born January 2022 and so aged 3 ½, and N, born February 2023 and therefore now aged 2 ½. The father brings this application, via a c66 application and therefore the inherent jurisdiction was invoked. He sought wardship, which was not pursued,  a summary return order, declarations and prohibitive orders (paragraph 1). Proceedings were heard by Mr Justice Cusworth.  The case is useful reading for the purposes of 1996 Hague Convention.

This case concerns child arrangements for a three year old boy. The applicant is his de facto father. The respondent is his mother. The proceedings were heard in the High Court before Mr Justice McKendrick.

HHJ Vincent made an adoption order in favour of the child’s special guardian, with whom he had lived since he was 10 months old concluding that the child’s welfare throughout his life required him to remain in the care of his special guardian.

This case concerns a father’s appeal following the judgment which granted permission for his two children and their mother to relocate to the United Arab Emirates. The appeal was heard in the Court of Appeal.

This case concerns a dispute regarding child arrangements for four children aged 13, 12, 10 and 8.

This case concerns an appeal from the mother following the dismissal of her application under the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention in the High Court.  The appeal raises important points in respect of the correct legal approach regarding habitual residence. The authorities were considered, and this case has provided updated guidance. 

Mr Justice Trowell granted an application to recognise an adoption order made in Nigeria in relation to a 16-year-old boy.

At the return hearing for the wife’s application for an Hemain injunction against the husband which had been granted without notice, Mr Justice Trowell ordered the Hemain injunction to continue pending the determination of the issue of jurisdiction.

In a costs hearing following private law proceedings settled by consent, HHJ Nott ordered the mother to pay one third of the father’s costs due to her unreasonableness in litigation.

This case concerns a father’s application to set aside a Child Arrangements Order granted on 9 December 2024 in relation to J, aged 3 years and 7 months.

This case concerns an application by the father for the summary return to Portugal of a child B, aged 3. The case was a 1980 Hague Convention one. The focus being that of Article 13b (grave risk) and the defence of settlement.

This case concerns an application by the mother for a return order under the Hague Convention 1996. The case is useful in that it considers the point of jurisdiction of both the 1996 Hague Convention and the Family Law Act 1986 (for example see paragraph 30). The case was heard by Mr Justice Poole.