Case Summaries

This was an appeal by mother from order that child’s surname be changed from that of her mother to that of both her mother and father. The appeal was allowed by Mrs Justice Judd.

This hearing was a rehearing of father’s application to change children’s residence. It was ordered that children should reside with father.  Proceedings were heard by Mr Justice Hayden in the High Court.

This was a contested dispute concerning the 1980 Hague Convention application in the High Court. The mother applied for a summary return of the child to Singapore and the father’s defences were rejected. As such, a return order was made.

This was a sentencing judgment following the committal judgment / findings which were published separately in a reported judgment of: Samira Addou v Sidali Bennabi [2024] EWHC 2702 (Fam). The judgment sets out the background to the committal.

This was a financial remedy hearing where the former matrimonial home was in the sole name of the husband who had been declared bankrupt.  This was a unique case because the family court had to resolve issues of beneficial ownership between a divorcing couple.

Lieven J refused a mother’s application to reopen a fact-finding judgment

Care proceedings issued following concerns over domestic abuse and alcohol misuse. Care order made and child placed with maternal grandparents in Poland.

This case concerned the financial remedies proceedings arising out of the divorce between RN & TT

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.