Judgments

Appeal by father against residence orders

Application for permission to appeal in various care proceedings

Appeal concerning Re L fact finding hearings

House of Lords judgment concerning paternity of a child who had been born using donated sperm under IVF after the relationship had broken down. Considers ss27-30 of the HFEA 1990. Appeal dismissed

Confirms that child should not be resuscitated if she stops breathing

Whether the HFEA could lawfully allow a couple to test IVF embryos to ascertain whether the tissue of the embryo will help to cure the genetic disorder of their eldest child.

Decision on division of surplus income where income is likely to fall substantially and decided in the light of McFarlane: Parlour

Appeal by father to reinstate an adoption order reversed at the Court of Appeal under which he became the sole adoptive parent

Appeal relating to application for residence order arising from children born through anonymous donor insemination in lesbian relationship. Joint residence order granted.