Case Summaries

This was a final hearing before Mr Justice Cusworth sitting in the High Court.

This case concerned the mother’s application for committal of the father to prison, following his repeated breaches of High Court return orders in relation to their daughter. The hearing was heard in open court and the parties are named in the judgment.

This matter was heard by Mr Justice Poole sitting as a High Court Judge.

This is the judgment of Mr Justice Poole, sitting in the High Court, upon the Local Authority’s application for a reporting restrictions order in relation the family proceedings, and also the ongoing criminal proceedings in relation to the subject children’s father. The Court granted the application for a reporting restriction order but made the order in more limited terms than sought and only in relation to the family proceedings.

This matter concerned an appeal from the family court, heard by Mr Justice MacDonald in the High Court.

DJ Dinan-Hayward gave judgment on this factual dispute on 8 November 2023. 

A judgment in which the Court authorises a deprivation of liberty order in respect of a 7-year child in circumstances where, at the date of the hearing, there were limited realistic options to prevent risk of harm to the child and others.

This was F’s application under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 for a summary return order under the 1980 Hague Convention.

The court of appeal dismissed two appeals made in respect of a HHJ Thain’s findings of sexual abuse by Father and failure to protect by the mother.

Private Law case in which Lieven J addressed the proportionality of Hearings following convictions

Application to take child to Pakistan for Christmas, the UK not having yet accepted Pakistan’s accession to the 1980 Hague Convention. Observations made as to how to proceed when no QLR is found.

Refusal of application by Mother to prevent Father exercising his PR so as to allow the parties’ daughter to be subject to a further ABE interview

This was an application by M under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 for a summary return order under the 1980 Hague Convention concerning a 5 year old child called XZR.

Determination as to whether administration of CPR in the event of cardiac arrest would be in child’s best interests taking account of specific factors in the case

The court was concerned with a cost application following proceedings which sought the summary return of two children to Qatar from England under the inherent jurisdiction.

This case involved a set of facts where one parent displays alienating behaviours towards another, resulting in damage between the child and one of their parents.