Cases Archive

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

Father’s application for permission to appeal against the decision of a circuit judge, who refused to permit him to make an application for the implementation of an order for indirect contact with the children during the currency of an order made by a different judge under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989. He also sought an order that NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) be appointed as the children’s Guardian. Application refused.

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

Adoption — Placement order application — Local authority acting as adoption agency — Approval by appointed officer to precede application for placement order.