Cases Archive

Appeal against a Placement Order on the basis that it was argued that a Special Guardianship Order should have been made. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal against a circuit judge’s refusal in care proceedings to grant permission to a grandmother to apply for a Residence Order, the parents’ application to be assessed jointly and the grandmother’s application to be assessed by an independent social worker. Appeal allowed.

First case where successive orders for committal were made against abducting father. The 3-year-old girl was abducted to the father’s family in Pakistan. Child returned at Christmas 2012 when aged 6 years old.

Consideration by the Court of Appeal of the discretion to return a child when the ‘child’s objections’ defence is made out.

Appeal in respect of procedural flaws during the hearing of the husband’s against an order in financial remedy proceedings which had granted an extension of the term of a periodical payments order in favour of his former wife. Permission granted and appeal allowed.

Preliminary application as to whether G should give oral evidence in public law proceedings relating both to herself and her younger brother, E.

Care proceedings — Residential parenting assessment — Public funding of application — Mother mentally ill — Whether appropriate to order residential assessment before psychiatric report obtained — Whether mother’s application for residential assessment to be dismissed or adjourned — Funding considerations

Care proceedings – Expert evidence – ‘Hot tubbing’ – Benefits when dealing with multiple experts – Welfare of child in kinship placement – Relevance of acknowledgement of risk – Importance of ability to work with professionals