This case concerned proceedings before Mr Justice MacDonald in the High Court. The judge was concerned with the issue of jurisdiction in care proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989. The court was concerned one child referred to as ‘T’ who was represented in the proceedings.
This matter concerns the financial remedies proceedings arising out of the divorce between MR [the wife] and EF [the husband].
Mr Justice Poole determined an application made by the applicant father for the return of 2 children (aged 13 and 7) to Ghana, under the Inherent Jurisdiction. The mother opposed the application. The court allowed the father’s application.
Court of Appeal rules against naming parents in High Court Children Act judgment
This case concerned an appeal as to whether the Judge’s decision at a case management hearing to exclude a mother as a future carer for the child was unjust because of a procedural irregularity.
Mr L. Samuels KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, considered applications by a mother in care proceedings about a baby for an order pursuant to FPR PD12C dispensing with service of form 6A (notice to non-parties) on the putative father and an order under the inherent jurisdiction to prevent any party from notifying other relatives.
Ms Justice Henke made an order that two children should have indirect contact with their father, imposing a s91(14) order for a limited period to give them some respite from proceedings.
Application for committal of father for breach of orders requiring him to return children from Lebanon. Father sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, suspended for 6 months. The hearing was conducted in public.
This was an application pursuant to the Hague Convention by the father for summary return of child to Ireland before His Honor Judge Parker. The child, A was 2 years old. The Mother opposed the return and used the defence of Article 13(1)(b).Â
This was an appeal by the appellant father against an order dismissing application for writ of habeas corpus seeking return of children, who had been taken into care.
This was a committal application heard by HHJ Ellis. The application related to an application by local authority to commit the respondent mother for contempt for breach of order prohibiting publication of information relating to care proceedings. The mother was sentenced to two months imprisonment.
Fact-finding in care proceedings to determine cause of injuries to child. Father found to have inflicted the injuries. HHJ Hesford considers the role of the experts and the scope of expertise, the application of the Lucas direction (on lies) and consideration of what is required for a finding of a failure to protect.
HHJ Suh gives a detailed judgment in long-running private law proceedings where the child was to live with the father and spend time with the mother.
These proceedings were heard by Mr Justice MacDonald in the High Court. The judgment considers a hearing to determine jurisdiction. In particular, whether the court has jurisdiction to make orders in respect of ‘Y’.Â
A fact-finding hearing in which the court faced the unusual situation of disputed paternity where conventional DNA testing could not assist, because the possible fathers were identical twins.
This was a hearing before HHJ Hayes KC sitting as a Section 9 Deputy High Court judge in the Family Court sitting at Leeds.
