Case Summaries

Judgment of Williams J concerning committal proceedings and an application to exclude improperly obtained evidence

Successful appeal against a suspended committal order made following the appellant’s failure to comply with an order which required her to make her daughter available for contact with the respondent.

Successful appeal against final care orders made. The Court of Appeal also gave general guidance on the approach to be taken to consideration of Special Guardians and the making of SGOs within care proceedings.

Successful application under the Hague Child Convention for the summary return of a child to her father in Israel.

Judgment of Cohen J dealing with four applications under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989

Successful claim in a proprietary estoppel case concerning a family farm.

Parents’ appeal from findings of fact, a final care order in respect of a 15 year old girl (P), and interim supervision orders in respect of younger children (V, U and A).

Challenge in the Supreme Court of the compatibility of the law prohibiting abortion in Northern Ireland (insofar as the law prohibits abortion in three specific categories of cases) with Articles 3 and 8 and 14 of the ECHR.

Mother’s appeal against a care order made in December 2017 in relation to child L on the basis that threshold was not met in which the Court of Appeal gives guidance on setting out court findings on threshold.

Judgment concerning the extent of the claimant’s interest in the family farm by virtue of proprietary estoppel.

Munby P maintained the confidentiality of 2002 proceedings and refused the application of a Mother who alleged there had been a ‘miscarriage of justice’ to allow the matter to be heard in ‘the court of public opinion’.

Successful application pursuant to s.55 of the Family Law Act 1986 for a declaration of legal parentage.

Appeal from a Circuit Judge’s order that two children (aged 7 and 10) should be returned to their home country of Canada pursuant to a Hague Convention application by the “left behind” father.

Judgment in which the Court of Appeal examines the interaction between the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and BIIA.

Decision of the Upper Tribunal allowing an appeal regarding assessment of income for child maintenance; the First-tier Tribunal had determined the appeal without all the information it had said was “required”.

The Upper Tribunal concludes that Regulation 36(2)(b) of the Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012 is redundant, due to its inherent contradiction with Regulation 36(1), which the Tribunal found no way to reconcile. Regulation 36(1) has to take priority, therefore making 36(2)(b) redundant.