Case Summaries

Appeal by police against refusal to allow disclosure of information from care proceedings for further possible criminal investigation. Appeal allowed.

Judgment in Inheritance Act proceedings to determine whether the claimant was living with, and maintained by, the deceased so that she could claim under the Act. The judge found that she could make a claim.

Judgment concerning disclosure in care proceedings where the respondent claimed that information revealed to a social worker could endanger her safety. The judge rules that the information can be disclosed.

Judgment concerning media access to residence and contact proceedings involving celebrities. The existing order excluding the media was upheld.

Judgment in ancillary relief proceedings to determine whether an interest in a trust fund was a “financial resource” that could be included in the settlement.

Judgment arising from application for an injunction by local authority to prevent a child in their care from travelling to Pakistan to find his remaining family. The injunction was lifted.

Second appeal by husband against an order in ancillary relief proceedings which he claimed included an element of double counting. Appeal allowed.

Application in residence proceedings concerning the mother’s desire to go to India with her son for a family wedding. Leave was granted.

Interlocutory appeal by mother against order for interim contact when there are allegations of domestic violence in contact proceedings. Appeal dismissed

Application by father for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, against finding arising in care proceedings that he had raped a step-daughter where he had been acquitted in the criminal courts. Application allowed but appeal refused.

Application by mother for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, order to return her children to Spain. Application allowed but appeal dismissed.

Application by husband for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, decision to reopen an ancillary relief order on the grounds of a Barder event. Appeal allowed

Appeal by wife against an award in ancillary relief proceedings where the couple, both born overseas, had signed a pre-nuptial agreement in Germany. Appeal allowed.

Application by both parties to prevent media from attending final hearing in ancillary relief proceedings involving a high-profile couple. Application refused.

Judgment concerning medical evidence in applications by parents for residence and a stay of adoption proceedings.