Case Summaries

Application for financial relief by mother under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 where the parties’ child resided with the father. Claim dismissed.

Appeal by a child who had been denied the opportunity to give oral evidence in care proceedings. Appeal dismissed.

Financial remedy application – bankrupt husband – oral disclosure hearing – directions given for hearing of two preliminary issues

Appeal by divorcing wife against the registration of charges upon a disputed property following matrimonial litigation in Israel. Appeal dismissed.

Mother’s application for orders under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 including indemnity costs

Appeal by special guardians against an interim care order removing child from their care. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal from the setting aside of a consent order for the summary return of a child pursuant to the provisions of the Hague Convention.

Mother’s application for interim costs in Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 case.

Proceedings in relation to a Slovakian mother, who is the subject of a care order in Slovakia, and her ten-month old son. Request made for transfer to Slovakian court. Art 15 of Brussels IIR applied and request granted.

International adoption – Clarification of implementation of English welfare plans in the USA. Consideration of apparent divergence of case law re “ordinary residence” and s.105(6) CA 1989 “disregard” provision.

Application for financial remedies in case involving assets of £40m. Issues of financial conduct and special contribution, and the definition of marital property were considered.

Appeal by the mother against the refusal of a summary return of the child to Mexico. Appeal dismissed.

Judicial review of local authority policy on payments to family and friends foster carers. Policy declared unlawful.

Father’s appeal against a suspended sentence imposed upon him for six breaches of an injunction preventing publicity and harassment/interference with his daughter who was in a foster care placement.

Fact-finding hearing in care proceedings relating to a child, with a Vitamin D deficiency and rickets, who suffered 17 fractures. Application for care order dismissed.

Mother’s appeal in Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 case in respect of orders capping the amount of school fees payable by the father for the parties’ 17 year old son and making no order for costs.