Judgments

Lords judgment on the question of whether assessments by the CSA where the non-resident parent is now in a same sex couple infringe Article 8 and 14 rights

Application for maintenance pending suit where there was a dispute as to the country where divorce proceedings would take place under Brussels II (Revised)

Judicial review concerning whether doctors should be allowed to give advice on contraception to young people without parental consent

Judgment from the ECHR in case concerning whether a mother could use frozen embryos fertilised by her now estranged partner when he has subsequently withdrawn his consent

Hearing to decide residence and contact issues arising where an abducted child had not been returned on the grounds that she was settled in her new environment

A father was appealing against a decision to allow the mother and children to remain in the UK following his application under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985. The appeal was dismissed.

An appeal against on order for sale under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 made in favour of a trustee in bankruptcy. Appeal dismissed.

An appeal by personal representatives of the deceased’s estate against a finding that he had been domiciled in England at the time of his death. Appeal allowed.

This was an application by a father for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, an order for supervised contact on the grounds that the judge had not given the father a fair hearing. Permission was granted and the contact order was amended.