Case Summaries

Hague Convention application by Portuguese mother for return of 13 and a half year old son. The President refused the application.

Parents with a history of drug abuse appealed against a county court order refusing their application to revoke placement orders in respect of their two sons. Appeal refused –the county court judge had acted within the limits of the very broad discretion he had in such a case as this.

A preliminary issue as to whether the judicial review jurisdiction of the High Court extended to decisions of the Upper Tribunal concerning the decision of the UT to refuse permission to appeal to itself, against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) relating to child maintenance payable by the claimant. Application dismissed.

Application for a special guardianship order under the Children Act 1989, s 14A. In a dispute as to which local authority was responsible for producing a report under section 14A(8), it was determined that the obligation lay with Cambridgeshire County Council in whose locality the child now resided.

Application by mother and guardian in care proceedings to discharge father from the proceedings in a case where the father does not know the whereabouts of the mother and the children. Application allowed.

Claim seeking judicial review of an age assessment decision for the purposes of determining the applicant’s eligibility for support from the local authority under the Children Act. Claim dismissed.

Judgment arising from Court of Protection proceedings and deprivation of liberty for the purposes of providing treatment to the subject.

Judgment arising from a guardian’s application for a s.91(14) orders against both parents following litigious contact and residence proceedings. An order was made for four years.

Application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, refusal to allow a s38(6) residential assessment in care proceedings. Application granted but appeal dismissed.

Appeals against age assessments by local authorities for the purposes of establishing duties under s20 of the Children Act 1989. Appeals allowed.

Appeal concerning whether an English court has jurisdiction to determine the future level of contact between a child and his mother where the child does not habitually reside in an EU Member State.

Appeal by wife against an order to sell the matrimonial home with vacant possession made under TOLATA proceedings. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal by mother against refusals to allow further assessment of her capacity to care and to allow her McKenzie Friend to represent her in the final hearing. Appeal on second point allowed.

Application by father for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, refusal to adjourn contact proceedings as the father was not fit to give evidence on the day. Application granted and appeal allowed.

Application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, refusal to adjourn care proceedings so an intervenor could prepare their case properly. Application and appeal allowed.