Case Summaries

Appeal against an order substituting sole residence for shared residence and effectively terminating contact with the appellant. Appeal allowed and case remitted for retrial.

A decision of the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber (in a child maintenance assessment case), setting aside the decision of the First-tier Tribunal in light of an error of law and remitting the matter for reconsideration.

Application by Father for residence order; application by Mother for residence order and leave to remove the child permanently from the jurisdiction.

Application in Chancery Division by husband for release, under s 281(5) of the Insolvency Act 1986, from bankruptcy debt arising from ancillary relief order. Application dismissed.

Child support: procedures adopted for commitment to prison held not to be compliant with Article 6 ECHR. Appeal allowed and orders for commitment set aside.

Appeal from an order for the return of four children from Pakistan in which habitual residence was a central issue.

Application by the brother of a vulnerable adult for a costs order against a Local Authority – consideration of the principles which apply.

Appeal by a number of companies concerning the court’s jurisdiction in financial remedy proceedings to order one party to transfer or cause to be transferred to the other, properties owned by the companies.

Wife’s application for permission to appeal a financial award on the grounds that the District Judge had erred in failing to transfer a property to her and that the costs award did not properly reflect the Husband’s alleged litigation misconduct.

Appeal by a father who had become the primary carer against an order granting the mother of their 7 year old child leave to permanently remove the child from the jurisdiction.

Appeal of refusal to make interim care orders.

Appeal from an order that a father should be provided with a passport-sized photograph of a child on an annual basis.

Appeal against a finding that a father was responsible for fatal injuries caused to a baby.

Appeal by mother against an order refusing her application to reopen a fact-finding which had been scheduled to take place in 2009. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal by husband against a financial order on the basis of the respondent’s failure to disclose her interest in certain properties. Appeal allowed in part.

Children Act 1989 proceedings. Appeal by the father on the basis that the hearing had not been conducted fairly, the substance of the judge’s decision was insufficient. Appeal allowed.