Case Summaries

Appeal by surrogate mother against orders requiring that residence of a child born as a result of the surrogacy agreement be transferred to the biological father. Appeal dismissed.

Application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, care and adoption placement orders that had been stayed by a previous hearing. Application refused.

Application for permission to appeal with appeal to follow, orders in contact and residence proceedings. Judgment set aside and sent for retrial.

Application for permission to appeal with appeal to follow, findings following a preliminary fact-finding hearing. Application granted but appeal dismissed.

Judgment in ancillary relief and bankruptcy proceedings where the wife was seeking to annul the husband’s bankruptcy on the grounds that he petitioned for bankruptcy to avoid the ancillary relief obligations. Application failed.

Judgment arising from care proceedings that were withdrawn before the fact-finding hearing in the light of the medical evidence.

Application by local authority under the inherent jurisdiction of the court to place restrictions on the contact between vulnerable adult and her long standing partner.

Judgment following an application by a local authority for directions where they have care of a child whose mother has rejected her and the identity of the father is unknown.

Judgment concerning whether a local authority should have continuing anonymity in a previous judgment arising from care proceedings.

Judgment in proceedings under Brussels II (Revised) concerning whether the wife was habitually resident in the UK and could therefore issue a petition for divorce in the English courts. Munby J concluded that she was habitually resident.

Appeal in Hague Convention proceedings where the trial judge had ruled that the children should be returned even though settlement had been proved. Appeal dismissed.

Judgment on costs issues arising from protracted ancillary relief proceedings.

Judgment following a fact finding hearing in a residence and contact case.

Appeal by personal representative of an estate against an order granting a payment to the wife of the deceased in lieu of her refusal to enforce periodical payments while he was alive. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal by father against an interim care order. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal by father against part of a contact order in private law proceedings. Appeal allowed.