Cases Archive

Abduction – Grave risk of harm – Disturbed child unable to cope with tension between parents – Whether exceptional – Whether consent vitiated by mother’s private decision not to allow contact – Children’s objections.

Application of section 50, Law of Property Act 1925.

Application in bankruptcy confirming that if the statutory test of “debtor being unable to pay his debts” is met, the fact that he was motivated to frustrate his wife’s claims was neither here nor there

Care proceedings — Disclosure — Late issue of order by the court — Police failure to comply with order — Local authority’s duty to join police and seek urgent directions

Adoption – Convention Adoption Order – Hague Inter Country Adoption Convention 1993 – Children’s habitual residence while in local authority care but living in Canada

Robin Powell, instructed by the Local Authority, successfully defended an appeal brought against the Court’s decision to make Placement Orders in respect of two children, despite errors made by the Local Authority during the substantive proceedings

Adoption – Advertisement – Court permission – Application before final hearing – Guidelines and principles

Children are not to be removed from parents under an interim care order unless it was in the interests of their safety and a high standard had to be met and applied