Case Summaries

Appeal by father against the dismissal of his application for the return of two of his three children under the Hague Convention. Appeal dismissed.

Application for permission to appeal in ancillary relief proceedings. Application refused.

Appeal by trustees in bankruptcy against dismissal of their application to set aside a transfer of property order made in ancillary relief proceedings. Appeal allowed.

Appeal by mother against an order overturning a residence order in her favour and replacing it with an interim residence order in favour of the father. Appeal allowed.

Appeal by local authority against orders in proceedings concerning suspected physical abuse against the children. Appeal dismissed

Appeal against an order in ancillary relief proceedings principally on the grounds that the order would force him into insolvency. Appeal allowed to a limited extent.

Appeal against sentence of 2 months for contempt of court following an incident where the appellant had interrupted unrelated private family proceedings and thrown eggs at the judge. Sentence reduced to 28 days.

Appeal by mother in litigation concerning the custody of her child who she had been wrongfully retained in the UK after leaving the former matrimonial home in Spain. Appeal allowed.

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.