Wrongful Removal

Q & V (1980 Hague Convention and Inherent Jurisdiction Summary Return) [2019] EWHC 490
The judge made an order for a summary return to Poland in respect of a 12 year old and her 17 year old brother in what he described as “a hot pursuit case.” Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
Re H (Abduction: Retention in Non-Contracting State) [2019] EWCA Civ 672
A mother’s appeal was dismissed in circumstances in which she had challenged a return order made in respect of the child. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
RJ and Ganna Tigipko, Sergio Tigipko, Vaicheslav Bainovskyi and SJ & VJ (by their Children’s Guardian (Children: Intractable Dispute) [2019] EWHC 448 (Fam) and [2019] EWHC 105 (Fam)
In a tweet: Names of the respondents made public in an attempt to shame them into returning children who had been removed from the jurisdiction in breach of a shared live with order. Case note, 04/11/2019, members only
In the matter of A (A Child) (Hague Abduction; Art 13(B): Protective Measures) [2019] EWHC 649
Successful application by a father to secure the return of the parties’ daughter to Latvia. 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
Re E (Abduction Article 13B Deferred Return Order) [2019] EWHC 256
In a tweet: An application made by a father seeking a return order to Spain in respect of his daughter. Case note, 23/09/2019, free
S v D (Hague Convention: Domestic Abuse: Undertakings: Return to Third State) [2019] EWHC 56 (Fam)
In a tweet: Successful application by a father (“F”) for return of the child to a state other than the one in which the family had been habitually resident when the wrongful removal occurred. Case note, 08/07/2019, free
YC v AC [2018] EWHC 2406 (Fam)
In a tweet: Successful application made under the Hague Child Abduction Convention despite a delay where mother (“M”) had been unaware of the Convention prior to her application. Case note, 08/07/2019, members only
M (BIIa Article 19: Court First Seised) [2018] EWCA Civ 1637
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
W [2018] EWCA Civ 664
In a tweet: Order requiring children to return to America without primary carer places them in an intolerable situation Case note, 15/05/2018, members only

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