Judgment of Keehan J granting two applications for adoption in respect of twins who had been placed separately and criticising the ‘utterly appalling’ failings of the local authority which had led to their separation.
Judgment of Keehan J revoking placement orders made in respect of two children who had suffered over ten years of ‘woeful’ care-planning by the local authority and ‘stark’ and ‘grave’ failures by the independent reviewing officers (“IROs”) to exercise their statutory function to safeguard the children’s welfare and future care.
Judgment of Cohen J determining that it was not appropriate for the local authority to notify the father about the birth of the child in circumstances where a very young mother wished for the child to be adopted.
Case summary coming soon
Mr Justice MacDonald considered an application for financial remedies made by HRH Tessy Princess of Luxembourg in circumstances where the respondent husband (HRH Louis Prince of Luxembourg) asserted that the entirety of the beneficial interest in the family home was owned by a third party.
Judgment of Roberts J in long running litigation addressing the court’s ability to vary a financial remedies order made by a judge at the conclusion of those proceedings.
Refusal by Moor J of a father’s application for permission to appeal, made in long-running private law proceedings, against an order under s.91(14), dismissal of an application for recusal, and refusal to reinstate direct contact with the child.
Judgment of Keehan J making adoption orders in respect of two children and also ordering an injunction under the inherent jurisdiction.
Application for permission to set aside the findings of fact in a case of non-accidental injuries to a seven-week old child.
Appeal in long-running case concerning a claim for proprietary estoppel involving a family farm. Appeal allowed on the ground of how the equity was to be satisfied.
Knowles J refused seven applications by a father for permission to appeal and made an extended civil restraint order
Sir James Munby makes a declaration of parentage and parental responsibility following his decision in the matter of In re A and others (Legal Parenthood: Written Consents) [2015] EWHC 2602 (Fam)
Williams J decided a financial remedies application with total assets of £38.3m by awarding W the higher of (a) needs and (b) sharing, amounting to 24.3% of the total assets and 50% of the matrimonial assets.
Appeal against the length of a prison sentence for contempt of court when there have been previous findings of contempt and a suspended sentence ordered.
Article 15 transfer case raising novel point of law as the care proceedings had already been transferred from the Republic of Ireland; it was open to the court to request a transfer back to the Republic of Ireland but in this case the court declined to do so.
