Case Summaries

Judgment in adjourned appeal hearing concerning the adoption of a child by a couple living in the US. Appeal by mother opposing the adoption dismissed.

Appeal by mother against a finding that she had suffocated two of her children. Appeal allowed.

Appeal by mother against decision to give parental responsibility of her child to a couple living in the US with a view to them adopting the child. Appeal adjourned for further hearing.

Judgment in ancillary relief proceedings involving a short marriage, one child and significant wealth brought into the marriage by the husband.

Judgment setting out reasons for renewing orders preventing publication of details of adoption proceedings, where the biological parents were deliberately trying to dissuade potential adopters.

Application by parents seeking a declaration, under the inherent jurisdiction of the court, that the adoptions of two children under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956, should be recognised in the UK. Applications allowed and declaration made.

Judgment, arising from a written request, concerning whether a family involved in, now terminated, care proceedings can divulge the identity of the Council involved and their own identities as the subject of the proceedings for the purposes of the publication of a magazine article. Permissions granted on both counts.

Reasons given for orders in judicial review proceedings brought by the applicant in the light of the removal of her baby at birth. Damages were awarded for infringement of the applicant’s article 8 rights and leave to apply to extend claim to common law damages.

Judgment in proceedings concerning where the child should attend school, under a shared residence order, where one of the parents lives in Germany. It was ordered that the child should attend school in England.

Appeal by local authority against direction that there should be a fact-finding hearing in a case where the local authority had already undertaken a court-directed investigation into whether an individual was a child or not. Appeal dismissed.

Judgment in ancillary relief proceedings with assets found to be worth £16m that involves both consideration of equality and compensation. The wife was awarded £9m.

Appeal by mother against imposition of three 12 month sentences, to run concurrently, for breaches of a non-molestation order. Appeal dismissed.

Application by mother for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, interim care order placed on her son. Application allowed but appeal dismissed.

Application by father for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, care order placed on his eldest son, K, and an interim care order placed on his youngest son, R. Application allowed and appeal against full care order allowed with an interim care order substituted; appeal against interim care order refused.

House of Lords decision in an appeal from a judicial review in the Court of Appeal that found that the applicant, M, was not a ‘former relevant child’ under s23c of the Children Act 1989 and the Leaving Care Regulations and so could not be accommodated. Appeal dismissed.

Application to appeal orders requiring that the applicant inform her son that her gender has been reassigned. Applications refused.