Cases Archive
Rossi v Rossi [2006] EWHC 1482 (Fam); [2007] 1 FLR 790
Ancillary relief – Dealing with third party interests – Whether necessary to bring separate proceedings under the Partnership Act 1980 and the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
Re P-B (Placement Order) [2006] EWCA Civ 1016; [2007] 1 FLR 1106
Adoption — Placement order application — Local authority acting as adoption agency — Approval by appointed officer to precede application for placement order.
Carphone Warehouse Plc v Malekout [2006] WLR (D) 155; [2006] EWCA Civ 767
Issue estoppel; Compromise of possession proceedings on terms that inferred the recognition by the landlord of the tenant’s statutory protection. The landlord was estopped from contesting the issue concerning the tenant’s statutory protection as at the date of the compromise in subsequent proceedings.
Re C-J (Section 91(14) Order) [2006] EWHC 1491 (Fam); [2006] 2 FLR 1213
Contact – Appropriateness of s 91(14) order – Exercise of district judge’s discretion
In the Matter of C (A Child) [2006] EWCA Civ 144
Successful appeal to the Court of Appeal on behalf of a father seeking contact that the judge had not given him a fair hearing
Re C (Care: Consultation with Parents Not in Child’s Best Interests) [2005] EWHC 3390 (Fam); [2006] 2 FLR 787
Care proceedings – Local authority – Duty to inform and consult parent – Application.
Howtone v Hoather [2005] EWHC 3526 (Ch)
Property dispute between former co-habitants. Application of proprietary estoppel principles.
W (A Child) [2005] EWCA Civ 649
Appeal against a circuit judge’s refusal to make a Care Order. Appeal allowed.