Case Summaries

Appeal to decide if a child is a "looked after" child for the purposes of funding

Application for adoption. Question as to definition of requirement of s42(3) Adoption and Children Act 2002 for child to “have his home” with applicant for 6 months preceding adoption application.

Final hearing in an application for a parental order under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.

Appeal by former wife from the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago to the Privy Council in proceedings for financial relief following divorce on the basis of gross delay. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal against dismissal of a father’s applications for parental responsibility, direct contact and against the making of a s.91(14) order.

High Court decision that Brussels II revised does not apply to jurisdictional disputes or issues arising between the different UK jurisdictions

Application for leave to withdraw proceedings after lengthy fact-finding hearing and consideration of grounds for emergency removal of child

High Court application for parental order – Russian surrogacy arrangement – consideration of s.54 HFEA 2008 criteria including s.54(8) concerning payments.

High Court application for parental order – USA surrogacy arrangement – consideration of s.54 HFEA 2008 criteria including s.54(8) concerning payments

This was an appeal by a father (F) against a number of orders that had been made in care proceedings concerning his child, L.

Second appeal against decision to make final care order placing a child into long term foster care. (The Court of Appeal examines the welfare balancing exercise needed before making a final care order and the scrutiny expected from a circuit judge in care proceedings appeals)

Fact-finding hearing concerning causation of injuries to child’s back – further consideration of whether case should be transferred to Slovakia under Art 15 BIIR

Issue of jurisdiction arising in care proceedings – consideration of whether Court had jurisdiction under Articles 8 or 13(1) BIIR – whether to transfer case pursuant to Article 15

Case concerning whether a police force could apply for a person to be committed to prison for contempt of court for breach of a forced marriage protection order (FMPO) in circumstances when the police had not been the applicants who obtained the order

Local Authority appeal against declaration that its policy on payments to family and friends foster carers was unlawful

Application by maternal grandmother for adoption orders in respect of two children aged 9 and 3, following the murder of the mother by the father