Case Summaries

An appeal by a local authority that raises novel points of law regarding special guardianship.

Application by wife for an order in ancillary relief proceedings where the matrimonial home was potentially the subject of a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Application failed.

Appeal by local authority against refusal to grant a care order where there had been serious dometic violence within the family. Appeal was granted.

Appeal by father against the imposition of a s91 (14). Apeal allowed.

Appeal against the imposition and conditions attached to a s91 (14) Children Act order. Appeal granted to a limited extent.

Case involving an application by a father requesting an order to prevent the local authority from contacting his parents which would reveal that he is the father of a child currently the subject of care proceedings. Application refused.

Appeal by father against an order for financial relief under the Children Act 1989. Appeal allowed in part.

Appeal by father against a contact order. Appeal dismissed.

Application by former husband to enforce a charge over the former matrimonial home. The wife resisted the claim on the grounds that the husband had made an oral agreement to forego the charge if the wife gave up and claims for future maintenance. The application failed.

Appeal by mother in contact proceedings against orders made by a Deputy High Court judge. Appeal allowed.

Appeal by mother against judge’s refusal to find her allegations of domestic violence by the father proven in contact and residence proceedings. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal by mother against decision to order return of son to Romania three years after they arrived in the UK. Appeal allowed.

Appeal by the mother against an order made by the President of the Family Division allowing indirect contact between a father and daughter. The apllication was dismissed.

Application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, an order made by Sumner J in 2000 that created a trust for the benefit of child, V. Application and subsequent appeal allowed.

Landmark ruling allowing media attendance at care proceedings.

Appeal against ruling that a) an expert witness had not been guilty of serious professional misconduct and b) that professional expert witnesses should be offered some immunity from prosecution by their regulatory bodies for evidence presented in good faith in court. Appeal in a) dismissed but in b) allowed.