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Judgment of Keehan J making a child arrangements order that C, a 16 year old girl, should live with her father but spend time with her aunt on no less than three occasions per week and, pursuant to s.12(2)(a) of the Children Act 1989, granting parental responsibility to the aunt.
Successful appeal of a fact-finding judgment in private law proceedings.
Judgment of Cobb J concluding that the adoption application in respect of a child placed for adoption in Scotland with Scottish adopters could be determined in the Family Court of England & Wales.
Appeal against a costs order made at the conclusion of the hearing determining an application for a variation of periodical payments.
Financial remedy judgment in which the husband failed in his application for a lump sum to meet needs and which serves as a cautionary tale when pursuing a claim against a discretionary trust.
Judgment in respect of a wife’s application for an order that an arbitral award should not be made an order of the court and that the dispute be remitted to the Family Court for reconsideration or back to the arbitrator.
Judgment of Keehan J, who being satisfied that the mother would fabricate and/or exaggerate symptoms in her son and present him for repeated and frequent appointments for examinations by healthcare professionals and would start to induce symptoms in N, made a Special Guardianship order in favour of the maternal grandparents.
Mostyn J dismisses committal application as a result of ‘fatal errors’ in the procedure adopted.
Unsuccessful application for permission to reopen findings of fact in a case involving non-accidental injuries to a child.
Judgment of Cobb J considering a father’s application under the Hague Convention and Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) 2201/2003 seeking the return of his son to Hungary, despite the parties being habitually resident in Germany at the time of the child’s removal. The decision considers the use of undertakings to protect against the grave risk of harm to the child if his return is ordered.
Judgment dealing with an application by a Turkish mother under the Hague Convention for summary return of a child to Turkey.
Application by the husband pursuant to rule 4.4(1)(b) of the FPR 2010 that the wife’s application for financial remedies in the divorce suit be struck out on the basis that it was (a), vexatious, and/or duplicative and/or (b), on the basis there had been prior compromise within earlier judicial separation proceedings.
Judgment of Sir James Munby in which he decided not to extend a reporting restrictions order in relation to the birth parents in a case with a significant history where the names of the birth parents were already in the public domain.
Rehearing of a fact-finding within care proceedings, following conflicting expert evidence called at the subsequently-abandoned criminal trial years later.
