Case Summaries

This was an appeal heard by James Pickering KC in the business and property division of the High Court. The appeal arose in the context of bankruptcy, where following a married couple separating and an oral agreement that the wife now owned the property solely, the husband went bankrupt. A dispute arose as to whether the husband’s trustees had an interest in the property or whether the property was now owned solely by the wife.

These were proceedings in Family Court sitting in Liverpool before a Section 9 (1) Judge. The court was concerned with an application relating to a child called A, who was 14 years old. The local authority, who made the application sought a Deprivation of Liberty Declaration. 

This was a contested 1980 Hague Convention case heard before a Deputy High Court Judge. The concern was concerned with two children, A (7 years old) and B (two years old). 

Unsuccessful application for Judicial Review of prior refusal of permission to appeal Family Court orders

This was an appeal heard by Mr Justice Peel in the High Court. The appeal concerned an interim order made by a judge in the course of financial remedy proceedings, which concerned dispensing with the need of an FDR.

Dismissal of application for circumcision of child subject to care and placement orders

The Court of Appeal refused an appeal against findings of sexual abuse and failure to protect a child.

This was a sentencing hearing pursuant to a previous committal hearing heard by Mr Justice Peel.

This case was heard in open court by virtue of it being a committal hearing. The judge was Mr Justice Peel this was a hearing to consider a committal against F, by an application of M, in proceedings concerning a boy, referred to as ‘V’ who will be 5 years old in November.

Successful appeal by Mother against decision to allow progression of contact from supervised to unsupervised, owing to lack of opportunity to challenge the evidence and delegation of the decision to an ISW

Successful appeal against failure to identify perpetrator of injuries in care proceedings

This judgement by District Judge Dodsworth examines the legal principles relevant to raising conduct arguments in financial remedy proceedings.

District Judge Parker dismissed an application by the mother to reopen findings in care proceedings that were concluded in 2023, on the basis that she was unable to attend court due to the absence of an intermediary.

On 22 August 2024, Cobb J handed down judgement in committal proceedings brought by the maternal aunt (the applicant) against the defendant (the father of 6 children who were subjects of wardship proceedings).

The High Court considered F’s application for the summary return of the subject children (a boy aged five years old and a girl rising three years old) to Australia.

This was a costs judgment delivered by Henke J.