Case Summaries

This was Father’s application for a Child Arrangements Order following Mother’s unilateral decision to re-locate with the children from Surrey to Buckinghamshire

On 2 April 2024 Nicholas Allen KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge gave a judgment in an application under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.  The application was brought by a father, TK, against a mother, LK, in respect of their son, Child A. 

On 25th March 2024 Kate Grange KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, gave judgment in a fact finding hearing within private children law proceedings. The Judge was concerned with 2 children, E aged 11 and F aged 5. E was undergoing an assessment for Autism and has a neuro processing disorder.

This case concerned an application by Y and Z for a declaration of parentage under s55A of the Family Law Act 1986 (“FLA 1986”) relating to their child V who was conceived at a licenced fertility clinic (“the Clinic”) with donor sperm.

HHJ Willans determined the outcome of financial remedy proceedings, which was predominantly shaped by the parties’ needs.

Sir Andrew McFarlane P determines an application to set-aside a final divorce order applied for by mistake by solicitors via the portal.

This was a contested final hearing in respect of the Applicant’s application for financial provision the child, referred to a ‘child C’ under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.

On 15th March 2024, Mrs Justice Theis handed down judgment in this case following a hearing in December. There were four parties to this case all of whom had slightly differing positions on the declarations being sought. The court ultimately granted the declarations.

Sir Jonathan Cohen gave judgment in relation to trust property which was agreed to be matrimonial following the conclusion of financial remedies proceedings.

In this case the President of the Family Division considered if the Court can make a parental order following a USA surrogacy arrangement where the child has already been adopted in the USA.

This case concerned the father’s application for the summary return of the parties 3 children, aged 11, 8 and 5, to Sweden.

This was an appeal heard by Sir Jonathan Cohen sitting in the High Court. Permission to appeal was granted by Hayden J and the appeal concerned an order made by a Recorder sitting at the Family Court. The order dismissed the mother’s application to relocate with the one child of the family to Germany (paragraph 1).

This was an appeal in respect of a purported agreement reached by parties at court to settle a father’s application for the return of the parties’ child to USA from England under the Hague Convention 1989. The Court of Appeal granted the mother’s appeal and set aside a court order that was purportedly made ‘by consent’.

HHJ Talbot allowed an appeal out of time against the judgment that followed a 4-day fact-finding hearing concerning domestic abuse in the context of a private child law dispute.

Following the Court of Appeal’s decision to set aside an order for the return of a child from England to America under the 1980 Hague Convention, the father’s application was remitted to court for determination.

This is a decision of Mr Justice Cobb following a final hearing relating to the father’s application for the return of the parties’ two children to Germany under the inherent jurisdiction.