Case Summaries

Judgment arising from ancillary relief proceedings concerning costs.

Application by mother for a residential assessment in the course of care proceedings. Application allowed.

Appeal against refusal to set aside ancillary relief orders made in 2001 on the grounds of mistake. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal by husband from the Manx courts to the Privy Council against a judge’s decision to exercise his discretion to alter a post nuptial agreement. Appeal allowed.

Appeal against refusal to allow a mother’s application for leave to revoke a placement order. Appeal allowed.

Appeal against findings of fact in care proceedings on the grounds that the trial judge had allowed his findings to be tainted by evidence from allegations that had been dropped by the local authority. Appeal dismissed.

Judgment arising from an application for a Parental Order under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 involving a foreign surrogate mother.

Application for permission for judicial review, with application to follow, of a decision not to review the age assessment of the claimant who was seeking assistance from the local authority under s 20 of the Children Act 1989. Permission granted and decision quashed.

Appeal by mother against findings of fact arising in care proceedings. Appeal dismissed.

Application for permission for judicial review of assessment by the CSA and related liability order. Application refused.

Application by wife for permission to appeal orders in ancillary relief proceedings involving a German wife, French husband and a pre-nuptial agreement. Application allowed.

Application by defendants to strike out a claim for damages by husband arising from alleged misuse of documents and information by the defendants during divorce proceedings. The claim was struck out as there was no cause for action.

Application by mother for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, a care order. Application and appeal allowed with a supervision order made in place.

Appeal by local authority against decision of trial judge to dispense with a full fact finding in the course of care proceedings. Appeal allowed.