Appeal by husband against an order providing the wife with a settlement of 36% of the matrimonial assets principally on the grounds that the award did not sufficiently recognize his special contribution. Appeal dismissed.
Judgment issued concerning confidential information that had been leaked in contact proceedings.
Application for permission to appeal, by parents, an order that refused to grant them an injunction to stay implementation by a local authority of its care plan for the adoption of their daughter. Application refused.
Application for second permission to appeal in a case where the applicant was seeking to overturn an order in ancillary relief proceedings on the grounds that the marriage was bigamous. Application refused.
Judgment in contact proceedings where an implacable mother, living in Austria, is refusing to comply with an interim contact order.
Application by BBC seeking clearance to make a documentary about a couple who successfully resisted care proceedings. The application was successful but subject to conditions set out in the order which is part of the judgment.
Judgment in continuing proceedings where an implacable mother, living with the children in Austria, is refusing to comply with interim contact orders made by the English courts.
Appeal against care and placement orders. Appeal allowed.
Application to join a child to proceedings under the Hague Convention and Brussels II. Application refused.
Judgment in ancillary relief proceedings where the wife argued that shares held in trusts were to be treated as part of the matrimonial assets. The wife was awarded just over 50% of the assets.
Judgment giving reasons for orders made under the inherent jurisdiction of the court declaring that an elderly woman lacked capacity. The orders also appointed a receiver and prevented the woman’s daughter from discharging her from a treatment unit
Appeal against imposition of a 10 months sentence for contempt of court in domestic violence proceedings. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal by mother against placement orders on the grounds that the local authority should be made to assess her foster sister as a potential carer. Appeal dismissed.
Appeal where the claimant, who is pursuing a claim under the Inheritance Act (Financial Provison for Dependents), seeks to bring a probate action. Appeal allowed.
Appeal by cohabitee against Court of Appeal’s valuation of beneficial interest in a property bought jointly with with his partner. Appeal dismissed.
Judgment given as a result of a flawed sexual abuse inquiry. The judge makes it explicit that the father and his mother at the centre of the inquiry were not guilty of the allegations.
