Cases Archive
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.
Re O (Care Proceedings: Evidence) [2003] EWHC 2011 (Fam); [2004] 1 FLR 161
Care proceedings – Child separately represented – Whether child should give oral evidence – Inferences to be drawn from mother’s failure to give oral evidence
Re P (Disclosure: Criminal Proceedings) [2003] EWHC 1713 (Fam); [2004] 1 FLR 407
Disclosure — Criminal proceedings — Criminal practice — Risk of compromising criminal process
Re J (Adoption: Contacting Father) [2003] EWHC 199 (Fam); [2003] 1 FLR 933
Adoption – Unmarried father – Mother’s opposition to informing father of child’s existence – Existence of ‘family life’ under European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, Art 8