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- Came into force 1 December News, 10/12/2018, free
- Wife's application under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 following an Egyptian divorce. The wife failed to establish that the documents giving rise to the wider family's beneficial interests in three London properties were forgeries or sham transactions manufactured by the husband for the purposes of this litigation, but the court did make an order allowing her to live rent free in one of the properties until the child turned 18. Judgment, 21/11/2018, free
- One of the first in a series of papers the Law Society will release. News, 13/11/2018, free
- A return order was made such that the child, who had been abducted from Spain to live in the UK, was returned to Spain to live with his father. Judgment, 07/11/2018, free
- First announced as International Movement of Children & Child Abduction Update. To be broadcast 1-2pm 23 November News, 25/10/2018, free
Latest know-how
- In a tweet: A non-parent without rights granted by a court or by someone with parental rights can use Article 21 of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 19801980 Hague Convention to gain rights of access Case note, 26/10/2018, members only
- In a tweet: Successful appeal against a refusal to set aside an order requiring her children to be returned to England Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
- In a tweet: CoA overturn an earlier decision that W had a domicile of choice in England Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
- In a tweet: English proceedings were stayed in preference to Switzerland, which was the more appropriate forum Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
- In a tweet: Test in Re A (children) [2013] UKSC 60 was used to assess whether the parties were habitually resident in England Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
Latest training
- Recording of webinar first broadcast on 23 November 2018. Webcast, 29/11/2018, members only
- Tim Scott QC of 29 Bedford Row tries to make sense of what might happen to international family cases after 29th March next year and reviews a few recent key international finance cases. Recorded September 2018. Webcast, 07/10/2018, members only
- 6 questions relating to Tim Scott's 2016 update on the Maintenance Regulation CPD course, 08/09/2016, members only
- Tim Scott QC from 29 Bedford Row, provides an update to the Maintenance Regulation, 5 years after it came into force. This webcast was recorded on 1 September 2016. Webcast, 02/09/2016, members only
- Audio recording of webinar first broadcast live 26 April 2016 Webcast, 29/04/2016, free
Latest sources
- In force on Exit Day SI, 02/11/2018, free
- This Statutory Instrument to be made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 will ensure that the UK is ready, after EU Exit, to apply the 2007 Hague Convention on the international recovery of maintenance. SI, 12/10/2018, free
- Practice direction (external), 13/03/2018, free
- Updates Schedules of contracting states SI, 20/07/2017, free
- An updated table of signatories and members states Tool, 02/03/2017, free
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