Case Summaries

A local authority, which had sought findings of sexual abuse, successfully appealed the finding of a circuit judge that a six-year-old girl had contracted gonorrhoea via fomite transmission.

This judgment was published by Ms Justice Harris in the High Court. The child who is the subject of these proceedings is C aged 8 years old.

This judgment was published by Mr David Rees KC in the High Court. The court was concerned with an application under the 1980 Hague Convention for the summary return of a child (D) aged 3 to Australia.

This judgment was published by Mr Justice Poole in the High Court. This hearing and judgment focus on the Respondent Father’s application for summary return of the two children AA aged 11 years old and BB aged 7 years 11 months.

This was a judgment by His Honour Judge Richard Case sitting in the Family Court at Slough. The court was concerned with the mother’s application to restrict disclosure of certain information to the father in the context of care proceedings.

This judgment was delivered by Mr Justice Poole sitting in the High Court. The court was concerned with a final welfare hearing in proceedings relating to a 7 year old boy. His mother (“FG”) had dual nationality in Britain and country ‘Z’. The father (“DE”) was a national of a European country, ‘Y’.

This judgment was published by The Honourable Mr Justice Garrido in the High Court on 28 February 2025. The court was concerned with a return order of two children aged 6 and 9 who arrived to England in July 2024 on a small boat from France. It was ultimately decided that it is in the best interests of the children to return them to their parents.

HHJ Robertson refused the mother’s application for permission to appeal an arbitral award made in a dispute about holiday arrangements for the parties’ 7-year-old son.

This judgment was published by Mr Justice Garrido in the High Court. This case concerns an application for a return order of two young children aged 6 and 9 who travelled to England from France on a small boat.

This judgment was published by Mrs Justice Judd in the High Court. This case concerns an application for a summary return order to China in relation to a girl (I) who is aged almost three. The applicant is the mother, and the respondent the father.

Hayden J gave helpful guidance about procedural issues arising from an application for permission to appeal.

Recorder Taylor KC handed down judgment following M’s application for a child arrangements order in September 2020 and F’s application for contact dated 31st March 2021.

This case concerns the financial remedies’ proceedings arising out of the divorce between XY and XX.

HHJ Owens handed down judgment on 24 February 2025 in private law Children Act proceedings making a final order to live with the Father and no order specifying when the children should spend time with the Mother.

This judgment was published by Mrs Justice Lieven DBE in the High Court. This case concerns further proceedings in respect of this family, and the risk of forced marriage for their children.  

This judgment was published by Mr Justice Harrison in the High Court. This case concerns proceedings under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (‘the 1980 Hague Convention’), which have been listed before me as a final hearing.