Case Summaries

Application by a local authority for committal of a father for contempt of court arising from the breach of a collection order in respect of his son. Contempt proved.

Appeal by mother against refusal to make a child a ward of court on the grounds that he had never been in the jurisdiction. Appeal allowed.

Father’s renewed application for return of his children to Spain in circumstances where two of the children had expressed objection to returning

Appeal from grant of temporary leave to remove from the jurisdiction for holiday to a non-Hague convention country

Application for permission to appeal a costs order in the context of a s.37 application

Appeal in a long running contact case against a no direct contact order. Guidance given on applicability of Re B (A Child) [2013] to private law cases and the correct approach to implacable hostility to contact cases

Judgment in care proceedings concerning the parents’ desire to discuss the case with the media. Order previously made that no party should discuss the case with the media without the leave of the court will be discharged from 1st January 2014.

Application for a contra mundum injunction to prohibit the publication or reporting of information relating to a child who was the subject of care proceedings

Application for leave to apply for financial relief following foreign divorce – confirmation of test set out by the Court of Appeal in Traversa v Fredi despite Mostyn J remaining “unrepentant” about the stricter test he had earlier set out in CG v IF

Application by a grandmother, who had sought a special guardianship order, for permission to appeal against a final care order and placement order in respect of her grandson. Application granted and care and placement orders stayed pending the appeal.

Application by father for permission for a second appeal in care and placement proceedings. Application and stay of proceedings granted.

Judicial review of decisions by local authorities not to provide accommodation and support to children aged 6 and 4 together with their parents. Claims for judicial review failed.

Application heard by the President of the Family Division by HM Solicitor General for a mother’s committal to prison for alleged contempt of court for failure to comply with an order within Hague Convention proceedings

Composite finding of fact and welfare hearing in relation to a five month old child. Consideration of the requirements of an expert’s report.

Application under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for a declaration that in the event of a patient suffering a cardiac arrest and/or a respiratory arrest and/or other serious deterioration in his condition, it would not be in his best interests for active resuscitation and/or other similar treatment to be provided. Application granted.

Appeal in TLATA proceedings concerning three properties (two of which were registered in the name of a company) between former cohabitants