Children

PR v JES & Anor (Appeal: Sexual Abuse, Fact Finding) [2019] EWHC 791
In a tweet: Father’s appeal allowed against findings made in a second fact-finding hearing leaving allegations of sexual abuse “at large” three and a half years following their alleged occurrence. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
CS v SBH & Ors (Appeal FPR: 16.5: Sufficiency of Child’s Understanding) [2019] EWHC 634
In a tweet: Child determined to have insufficient understanding to conduct an appeal independently of a child’s guardian. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
Re ABCDEF (Fact Finding: Honour Based Violence) [2019] EWHC 406
Hearing at which all allegations made by mother against father were held to be untrue and the judge stated that there ought to be an immediate resumption of direct contact. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
Re W (Children) (Abduction: Implementation of Return Order) [2019] EWHC 357
In brief: A father’s application for further directions to assist in the implementation of a return order made in respect of the parties’ two children, who were to be returned from England to the US, was dismissed on the grounds that the court had no jurisdiction to entertain F’s application. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
V and M (A Child: Stranding: Forum Conveniens: Anti-Suit Injunction) [2019] EWHC 466
In a tweet: Competing jurisdiction case in which a father’s application for a stay of proceeding was dismissed. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
VB and (1) JD and (2) LD (3) B and (4) A (by her Children’s Guardian) [2019] EWHC 612
In a tweet: Mother’s appeal partially allowed to permit instruction of an expert child psychiatrist to assess contact as between M and the child. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
Re M (Female Genital Mutilation Protection Order: No order on Application) [2019] EWHC 527
Joint application by parents and the local authority to discharge an FGMPO. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
G-E (Children: Hague Convention 1980: Repudiatory Retention and Habitual Residence) [2019] EWCA Civ 283
A father’s appeal against a decision at first instance to dismiss his application for a summary return order in respect of the parties’ two children. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
B (Adoption: Surrogacy and Parental Responsibility) [2018] EWHC 86
An adoption application brought in respect of a baby born to a gestational surrogate in the Ukraine. Case note, 23/09/2019, free
Re P & N (Section 91(14): Application for Permission to Apply: Appeal) [2019] EWHC 421
The mother alleged that the judge had been wrong to grant the father’s application for permission to apply for a s.8 CA 1989 order. Case note, 23/09/2019, free

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