Case Summaries

Claim for damages arising from an alleged failure by the claimant’s solicitors to serve proceedings in time in an action for negligence against two firms of solicitors who had advised him in ancillary relief proceedings. The claimant was awarded £15,000.

Application by husband for permission to appeal an order in ancillary relief proceedings in circumstances where he had been found guilty of sexually abusing his step grand daughters. Application refused.

Application for permission to appeal order concerning restraint on disclosure of irregularly obtained confidential information for use in ancillary relief proceedings. Application granted.

Appeal against decision of a Deputy Adjudicator of the Land Registry cancelling the appellant’s application for registration of a restriction on a property on the grounds that she was the sole beneficiary under a resulting trust. Appeal dismissed.

Judgment arising in proceedings to enforce payment of debts between former cohabitants where the defendant claimed that a TR1 form and deed had been signed as a result of undue influence.

Application by mother for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, an order allowing staying contact for her child with the paternal grandparents where the father had been found to have been guilty of sexual misconduct with his son. Application granted and appeal allowed.

Application by husband seeking an order debarring the wife’s solicitors from acting for her on the ground that the senior partner of that firm had previously acted, while at another firm, for the husband in financial proceedings with the wife. The order was made on condition of payment for some costs wasted by the wife.

Application for judicial review arising out of a late attempt by mother to revoke a placement order in adoption proceedings. Application failed.

Application by father for permission to appeal to decision to allow his former wife to relocate to Slovakia with their two sons. Application refused.

Appeal by father against an order in care proceedings directing that a 14 year old girl, who had made allegations of sexual abuse against the appellant, should not be called to give oral evidence. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal against order in ancillary relief proceedings where periodical payments were not discounted in the light of the wife’s post-separation cohabitation. Appeal allowed.

Application for permission to appeal by doctors seeking to retain anonymity for their part in abortive care proceedings where s12 of the Administration of Justice Act had been disapplied. Application refused.

Appeal by local authority against a judgement in judicial review proceedings that a local authority’s decision to charge for community care services was unlawful. Appeal dismissed.

Judgment arising from application for transfer of residence by father where the mother has been obstructive in allowing contact and the child in question is resistant to contact with the father. Application granted.