Cases Archive

Adoption case. The prospective adopter was a single woman who had originally fostered the child, Grandmother applied for contact; prospective adopter opposed this and opposed contact order. Judge, unusually, made contact order.

Consideration in private law proceedings as to whether, imminently, steps should be taken which could lead to the giving, in some form or another, of oral evidence by that vulnerable individual

Bodey J considers the law on revocation of an adoption order.

Final care and placement orders made after short adjournment allowed to enable the mother to consider the findings of the court made against herself and the father of the children.

Second appeal against a Placement Order made at the conclusion of care proceedings. Appeal dismissed.

Consideration of the issue of apparent bias and the circumstances in which a panel member should disclose potentially relevant interests.

Enforcement of restrictive covenants in a contract of employment.

Moylan J considers the interaction of English public law proceedings and ‘trumping orders’ under Article 11(8) of the 1980 Hague Convention.