Case Summaries

Judgment concerning costs after a failure of a mediated agreement in ancillary relief proceedings. No order for costs was made.

Application for permission to appeal, out of time, adoption orders made on the basis of medical evidence later found to be flawed. Application dismissed.

Appeal by local authority against refusal to i) approve proposal to allow a child to live with prospective adoptive parents in the US for the purposes of assessment and ii) make a declaration that there was no legal bar for taking that period in the US into account for he purpose of s84(4) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Appeal allowed.

Byron James, of Guildford Chambers, reviews the recent Lords decision in Holmes-Moorhouse v LB of Richmond which dealt with the clash between court orders on residence and the housing resources of a local authority.

Application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, refusal to allow a mother relocate to Somerset from London in a case involving a shared residence order for the couple’s daughter. Permission granted but appeal dismissed.

Appeal by local authority against decision that a housing officer had misdirected himself in refusing a father’s request for housing in the light of a residence order. Appeal allowed.

Judgment arising from an application by trustee in bankruptcy for order for possession and sale of the family home. Order for possession granted but deferred.

Applications by trustee in bankruptcy seeking to set aside a declaration of trust made in favour of the bankrupt’s wife on the grounds that it was as a transaction at an undervalue and that it was a transaction seeking to put the assets beyond the reach of creditors. Application failed.

Reasons given for allowing appeal by father seeking to amend the trial judge’s findings of fact. The appeal was allowed.

Judgment arising from judicial review proceedings concerning a local authority’s decision that the claimant had been accommodated under a private fostering arrangement and was not eligible for continuing financial assistance.

Application for permission to appeal grant of decree nisi of nullity. Application dismissed.

Appeal against findings of fact in care proceedings. Appeal allowed.

Appeal by local authority against findings of fact in care proceedings. Appeal allowed.

Judgment arising from proceedings for financial provision under Schedule 1 of the Children Act.

Application by mother for declaration of beneficial interests in a house and some shares on the basis of survivorship and under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975.