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M v D (Family Law Act 1996 : Meaning of ‘Associated Person’): FD 21 May 2021

Appellant’s application for a non-molestation injunction pursuant to s.42 of the Family Law Act 1996 – important point of principle or practice, namely the meaning of the term ‘associated person’ in of s. 62(3) of the Act. The Honourable Mr Justice Macdonald [2021] EWHC 1351 (Fam), [2021] WLR(D) 329, [2021] 1 WLR 5724 Bailii, WLRD … Continue reading M v D (Family Law Act 1996 : Meaning of ‘Associated Person’): FD 21 May 2021

Egon Oldendorff v Libera Corporation: 1996

Conflict of laws – ‘It is sufficient to say that the party relying upon art. 3 must demonstrate with reasonable certainty that the parties have chosen a particular law as the governing or applicable law. ‘ Judges: Clarke J Citations: [1996] I Lloyd’s Law Rep 380 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Land … Continue reading Egon Oldendorff v Libera Corporation: 1996

Vernon v Bosley (3): CA 19 Dec 1996

The plaintiff claimed damages for acute stress after failing to rescue his two daughters in an accident caused by the defendant. After the accident, he became involved in family proceedings concerning custody of other children. Medical reports used in the children proceedings suggesting an improvement in his condition had not been disclosed to the court … Continue reading Vernon v Bosley (3): CA 19 Dec 1996

Goulding and Goulding v James and Daniel: CA 10 Dec 1996

The family sought approval of a proposed variation of the will to make best advantage of tax allowances. Because the beneficial interests of children would be affected, the court’s approval was necessary. The judge had refused to approve the variation, saying that it would be contrary to the intention of the testator, and that he … Continue reading Goulding and Goulding v James and Daniel: CA 10 Dec 1996

S v S-T (Formerly J): CA 25 Nov 1996

The parties had gone through a form of marriage, but the purported husband was many years later revealed to be a female to male transsexual. The marriage had been annulled. There was now an application for ancillary relief. Held: Ancillary relief might be available to a trans-sexual whose marriage is annulled. The principle of public … Continue reading S v S-T (Formerly J): CA 25 Nov 1996

P-B (a Minor) (child cases: hearings in open court): CA 20 Jun 1996

The applicant sought to have his application for a residence order heard in open court: ‘Article 6 (1) provides for the public hearing and the public pronouncement of judgment of cases, but with the proviso of exclusion of the press and the public from all or part of the trial ‘in the interest of morals, … Continue reading P-B (a Minor) (child cases: hearings in open court): CA 20 Jun 1996

Dart v Dart: CA 2 Jul 1996

A strictly mathematical approach to calculating ancillary relief can be inappropriate in large sum cases. The statutory jurisdiction has to provide for all applications for ancillary financial relief, from the poverty stricken to the multi-millionaire. Held: The court to reconcile existing practice wit the statute. Reasonable requirements are more extensive than needs. What a person … Continue reading Dart v Dart: CA 2 Jul 1996

Lightbody (Or Jacques) v Jacques: HL 28 Nov 1996

On an applicatin for ancillary relief on divorce, the sherriff thought that the spouses could share equally in the increase in the value of the matrimonial property after the date when they separated. That could not be done under the rules laid down by the statute. So he refrained from making any order for a … Continue reading Lightbody (Or Jacques) v Jacques: HL 28 Nov 1996

Vernon v Bosley (2): CA 29 Mar 1996

The defendant had been driving the plaintiff’s daughters, but negligently caused an accident from which they died. The plaintiff was called to the accident, and claimed to have suffered post traumatic stress. The defendant said that the effect was explainable simply as grief. The defendant appealed against the quantum of damages. Held: Damages for nervous … Continue reading Vernon v Bosley (2): CA 29 Mar 1996

Ahmut v The Netherlands: ECHR 28 Nov 1996

The bond between natural parents and their children is a strong indicator of the existence of family life: ‘from the moment of the child’s birth and by the very fact of it, there exists between him and his parents a bond amounting to ‘family life’, which subsequent events cannot break save in exceptional circumstances’. Citations: … Continue reading Ahmut v The Netherlands: ECHR 28 Nov 1996

In Re C (A Minor) (Interim Care Order: Residential Assessment): HL 29 Nov 1996

The parents were suspected of causing the child non-accidental injury. The court wanted a residential assessment of the family, but the local authority refused, saying it would be too expensive, and would expose the child to continuing risk. The judge made an interim care order and gave an order for a residential assessment. The parents … Continue reading In Re C (A Minor) (Interim Care Order: Residential Assessment): HL 29 Nov 1996

Waltham Forest v Maloba, The Law Society: CA 4 Dec 2007

The applicant had been refused accomodation as homeless after disclosing the ownership of a family home in Uganda. He had lived and worked in the UK for 15 years. The authority did not accept that it had later been repossessed. The council now appealed against a finding to the contrary, saying that, per Osmani, to … Continue reading Waltham Forest v Maloba, The Law Society: CA 4 Dec 2007

Barclays Bank Plc v Estates and Commercial Limited: CA 20 Feb 1996

Millett LJ discussed the assertion of a vendor’s lien where a third party would be adversely affected: ‘A party with an equitable charge can be taken to agree to the postponement of his property against any party who was allowed to his knowledge to purchase the land on the faith that it is unencumbered.’ and … Continue reading Barclays Bank Plc v Estates and Commercial Limited: CA 20 Feb 1996

Regina v Immigration Appeal Tribunal ex parte De Melo and ex parte De Araujo: Admn 19 Jul 1996

The court considered a fear of persecution as founding a claim for asylum where a family member attracts the adverse attention of the authorities, whether for non-Convention reasons or reasons unknown, and persecutory treatment is then directed to other family members. Held: ‘his family may form a particular social group within the meaning of the … Continue reading Regina v Immigration Appeal Tribunal ex parte De Melo and ex parte De Araujo: Admn 19 Jul 1996

Banco Exterior Internacional SA (Formerly Banco Exterior – UK a Limited Liability Company Incorporated Under the Laws of Spain) v Thomas and Barry the Executors of Patricia Dempsey: CA 31 Jul 1996

The bank sought to enforce a guarantee against the estate of the deceased guarantor. The executors alleged undue influence. The bank appealed. Held: Where the other contracting party had had actual knowledge of the undue influence or misrepresentation the victim might not be held to the contract. Citations: [1996] EWCA Civ 558, [1997] 1 WLR … Continue reading Banco Exterior Internacional SA (Formerly Banco Exterior – UK a Limited Liability Company Incorporated Under the Laws of Spain) v Thomas and Barry the Executors of Patricia Dempsey: CA 31 Jul 1996

Regina v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council, ex parte M; Regina v Similar Ex Parte P etc: QBD 8 Oct 1996

Destitute asylum seekers who were not entitled to welfare benefits could be in need of care and attention within the meaning of section 21 of the 1948 Act although they were no longer entitled to housing assistance or other social security benefits such as income support. The Act should be read so as to disallow … Continue reading Regina v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council, ex parte M; Regina v Similar Ex Parte P etc: QBD 8 Oct 1996

Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex Parte Bamber: CA 15 Feb 1996

The right of a prisoner to provide a recorded message for a radio station could properly be curtailed. Citations: Unreported 15 February 1996 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: See Also – Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department Ex Parte Hickey and Others, Same Ex Parte Bamber; Same Ex Parte Malone (No 2) QBD … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex Parte Bamber: CA 15 Feb 1996

Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Ian Simms and Michael Alan Mark O’Brien: QBD 19 Dec 1996

A full restriction on the use of material emanating from a prison visit was unlawful as an interference with the right of free speech of the prisoner: ‘The blanket prohibition on making use of material obtained in a visit is not, on the evidence before me, therefore justified as the minimum interference necessary with the … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for Home Department ex parte Ian Simms and Michael Alan Mark O’Brien: QBD 19 Dec 1996

RA v MA (Fact Finding): FC 10 Feb 2022

Judges: His Honour Judge Willans Citations: [2022] EWFC B14 Links: Bailii Statutes: Family Law Act 1996 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Children Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.675553

Practice Direction (Arresting Officer: Attendance): FD 19 Jan 2000

The direction deals with the circumstances in which the officer who makes an arrest in family proceedings for the breach of a non-molestation or similar order should be asked to attend court personally on the hearing regarding that breach. Unless the circumstances of the arrest itself appeared to be an issue, or unless the officer … Continue reading Practice Direction (Arresting Officer: Attendance): FD 19 Jan 2000

Gaygusuz v Austria: ECHR 16 Sep 1996

The applicant was a Turkish national resident in Austria. While working there he had paid unemployment insurance contributions. At a stage when he was unemployed he applied for an advance on his pension in the form of emergency assistance. That was available under the material Austrian legislation, but one of the conditions was that the … Continue reading Gaygusuz v Austria: ECHR 16 Sep 1996

Snetzko v Snetzko: 27 Jun 1996

(Ontario – Superior Court of Justice) APPEAL – Grounds – Factual findings by trial judge – Deference to trial judge’s factual determinations and findings – Where trial judge has had chance to observe witnesses while testifying and to draw conclusions about credibility, appeal court should not interfere in those factual findings, especially in child custody … Continue reading Snetzko v Snetzko: 27 Jun 1996

In Re T (A Minor) (Wardship: Medical Treatment): CA 24 Oct 1996

A baby boy who was 18 months old, suffered from a life-threatening liver defect. His parents were health-care professionals experienced in the care of sick children. The unanimous medical view was that as soon as donor liver became available the baby should undergo surgery. The prospects of success were good whilst without transplantation the expectation … Continue reading In Re T (A Minor) (Wardship: Medical Treatment): CA 24 Oct 1996

Swinney and Another v Chief Constable of Northumbria: CA 22 Mar 1996

The plaintiff, a woman and her husband, had passed on information in confidence to the police about the identity of a person implicated in the killing of a police officer, expressing her concern that she did not want the source of the information to be traced back to her. The information was recorded, naming the … Continue reading Swinney and Another v Chief Constable of Northumbria: CA 22 Mar 1996

Saunders v The United Kingdom: ECHR 17 Dec 1996

(Grand Chamber) The subsequent use against a defendant in a prosecution, of evidence which had been obtained under compulsion in company insolvency procedures was a convention breach of Art 6. Although not specifically mentioned in Article 6 of the Convention the right to silence and the right not to incriminate oneself are generally recognised international … Continue reading Saunders v The United Kingdom: ECHR 17 Dec 1996

D v S (Rights of Audience); In re and Application by Dr Pelling: CA 18 Dec 1996

The court said that the representation of a litigant in person by a charging non-professional must be only exceptional. Lord Woolf MR, Waite, Waller LJJ Times 01-Jan-1997, [1997] 1 FLR 724, [1996] EWCA Civ 1341, [1997] Fam Law 403, [1997] 2 FCR 217 Bailii Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 17 18 28 England and … Continue reading D v S (Rights of Audience); In re and Application by Dr Pelling: CA 18 Dec 1996

Relating to certain aspects of the laws on the use of languages in education in Belgium (Belgian Linguistics) No 2: ECHR 9 Feb 1967

The applicants, parents of more than 800 Francophone children, living in certain (mostly Dutch-speaking) parts of Belgium, complained that their children were denied access to an education in French. Held: In establishing a system or regime to comply with a Convention obligation, a State may include within the system elements that are not strictly required … Continue reading Relating to certain aspects of the laws on the use of languages in education in Belgium (Belgian Linguistics) No 2: ECHR 9 Feb 1967

Chahal v The United Kingdom: ECHR 15 Nov 1996

Proper Reply Opportunity Required on Deportation (Grand Chamber) The claimant was an Indian citizen who had been granted indefinite leave to remain in this country but whose activities as a Sikh separatist brought him to the notice of the authorities both in India and here. The Home Secretary of the day decided that he should … Continue reading Chahal v The United Kingdom: ECHR 15 Nov 1996

Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington London Borough Council: HL 22 May 1996

Simple interest only on rate swap damages The bank had paid money to the local authority under a contract which turned out to be ultra vires and void. The question was whether, in addition to ordering the repayment of the money to the bank on unjust enrichment principles, the court could also award compound interest. … Continue reading Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington London Borough Council: HL 22 May 1996

In re M and R (Child abuse: Expert Evidence): CA 21 May 1996

On an application for a care order the judge found there was a real possibility that sexual abuse had occurred but the evidence was not sufficient to prove the allegations to the requisite standard. The threshold criteria were met on another ground. The children had suffered emotional harm at the hands of the mother and … Continue reading In re M and R (Child abuse: Expert Evidence): CA 21 May 1996

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Sevketoglu v Sevketoglu: CA 21 Aug 2003

The appellant had broken two court orders, and appealed a sentence of two months imprisonment. He had been held on remand for 28 days before the court hearing. Held: The judge should have given allowance for the time spent in custody already. In contempt cases such time would not be deducted automatically, and therefore the … Continue reading Sevketoglu v Sevketoglu: CA 21 Aug 2003

G v F (Non-Molestation Order: Jurisdiction): CA 22 Jun 2000

The issue of whether a respondent to a non-molestation order application was an associated person, was to be construed purposively. The system was designed to afford a swift and accessible procedure. There had been present three of the admirable Crake signposts of co-habitation, a sexual relationship, financial support, and a respondent’s admissions against interest. If … Continue reading G v F (Non-Molestation Order: Jurisdiction): CA 22 Jun 2000

H v H (A Child) (Occupation Order: Power of Arrest): CA 10 Jan 2001

The respondent was a minor who had been violent within the family. He had been ordered to leave the family home, and a power of arrest had been attached. He argued that this could not apply because he was a minor. The fact that he could not be imprisoned for contempt, did not reduce the … Continue reading H v H (A Child) (Occupation Order: Power of Arrest): CA 10 Jan 2001

Manjra v Shaikh: FD 8 Jul 2020

Appeal from refusal of the Judge to discharge a non-molestation order Judges: The Honourable Mr Justice Cobb Citations: [2020] EWHC 1805 (Fam) Links: Bailii Statutes: Family Law Act 1996 42 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Family Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.655275

JB v SW: FD 11 Mar 2021

Appellant’s appeal against an occupation order under section 33 Family Law act 1996 Mr Justice Williams [2021] EWHC 812 (Fam) Bailii Family Law act 1996 33 England and Wales Family Updated: 14 January 2022; Ref: scu.663790

Bedfordshire Police Constabulary v RU and Another: FD 26 Jul 2013

The court was asked whether a police force can apply for committal for alleged breach of a forced marriage protection order made under Part 4A of the Family Law Act 1996 when the police were not the applicants who had obtained the relevant order. Held: That the police force could not; it lacked standing to … Continue reading Bedfordshire Police Constabulary v RU and Another: FD 26 Jul 2013

Ellis-Carr v Levy (Home Rights : Requirements To Establish Interest): LRA 19 Nov 2013

LRA Family Law Act 1996 – home rights notice – meaning and effect of ‘intention’ in statute – Applicant’s evidence – property never occupied as a matrimonial home – whether husband ever had entitlement to occupy by virtue of a beneficial estate or interest or application – application opposed by Applicant’s husband’s trustee in bankruptcy … Continue reading Ellis-Carr v Levy (Home Rights : Requirements To Establish Interest): LRA 19 Nov 2013

Jones, Re (Alleged Contempt of Court): FD 21 Aug 2013

The Solicitor General sought the committal of the respondent for alleged contempt of court. There had been repeated litigation between the respondent and her former husband as to whether the children should live in Spain with the father or in Wales with the mother. An order, with penal notice attached requiring the respondent to return … Continue reading Jones, Re (Alleged Contempt of Court): FD 21 Aug 2013

Miller Smith v Miller Smith: CA 2 Dec 2009

The married couple owned a property as tenants in common. The husband had moved out and, anticipating divorce proceedings, sought an order for the sale of the house citing his inability to sustain the very considerable mortgage payments. The wife said that it was inappropriate to use the 1996 Act when divorce proceedings were anticipated. … Continue reading Miller Smith v Miller Smith: CA 2 Dec 2009

Radmacher (Formerly Granatino) v Granatino: SC 20 Oct 2010

The parties, from Germany and France married and lived at first in England. They had signed a pre-nuptial agreement in Germany which would have been valid in either country of origin. H now appealed against a judgment which bound him to it, restricting his ancillary relief. Held: H’s appeal failed (Lady Hale dissenting). Separation agreements … Continue reading Radmacher (Formerly Granatino) v Granatino: SC 20 Oct 2010

Erhire v E O-I (by his next friend): CA 24 Mar 2011

The mother appealed against a sentence of eight months imprisonment imposed for contempt of court in having broken an order intended to protect the child against being removed to Nigeria with a view to forcing him into a marriage. On complaint of a breach, she had undertaken to write letters which would secure his return. … Continue reading Erhire v E O-I (by his next friend): CA 24 Mar 2011

Ansari v Ansari and others: CA 19 Dec 2008

The wife had registered her right of occupation under the 1996 Act, but the husband sold the house subject to the registered right, and the purchaser had charged the property. She now sought an order restricting the use of the proceeds of sale, and challenged the new mortgage. Held: The wife’s appeal failed. The subsection … Continue reading Ansari v Ansari and others: CA 19 Dec 2008

Ali v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 3 May 2006

The applicants sought asylum. Their child had a right of residence as a European citizen. Held: The applicants could not rely upon their child’s right of residence to establish one for themselves. Judges: Lord Justice Keene Lord Justice May Lord Justice Wall Citations: Times 07-Jun-2006, [2006] EWCA Civ 484 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales … Continue reading Ali v Secretary of State for the Home Department: CA 3 May 2006

Re S and D (Child Care Powers of the Court ): CA 1995

The court considered the powers of the court in care proceedings where it did not approve the authority’s proposed care plan. The judge had made supervision orders in relation to both children coupled with an injunction restraining the mother from removing the children from the foster home in which the local authority had placed them. … Continue reading Re S and D (Child Care Powers of the Court ): CA 1995

Drake v Whipp: CA 30 Nov 1995

The parties, an unmarried cohabiting couple, disputed their respective shares in a property held in the man’s sole name. Both had made direct contributions both to the purchase of a barn and to its expensive conversion into a home. The plaintiff appealed against a finding that she had only a 14.9% interest on a resulting … Continue reading Drake v Whipp: CA 30 Nov 1995

Boscawen and Others v Bajwa and Others; Abbey National Plc v Boscawen and Others: CA 10 Apr 1995

The defendant had charged his property to the Halifax. Abbey supplied funds to secure its discharge, but its own charge was not registered. It sought to take advantage of the Halifax’s charge which had still not been removed. Held: A mortgagee whose loan is used to repay another charged debt is subrogated to that debt, … Continue reading Boscawen and Others v Bajwa and Others; Abbey National Plc v Boscawen and Others: CA 10 Apr 1995

B v Romania (No 2): ECHR 19 Feb 2013

ECHR Article 8Positive obligationsArticle 8-1Respect for family lifeRespect for private lifeLack of adequate legal protection in a case concerning a mother’s committal to a psychiatric institution and the placement of her children in care: violationsFacts – The applicant was assisted by the social services from 1996 onwards, having been classified as a disabled person unfit … Continue reading B v Romania (No 2): ECHR 19 Feb 2013

Tee v Tee, John Arthur Hillman Co: CA 22 Mar 1999

The wife and her second husband occupied a property in the joint names of herself and of her first husband, who, following their divorce, had applied under the Act of 1973 for a lump sum order reflective of his equal beneficial interest in it to be made against her. Following her remarriage the wife countered … Continue reading Tee v Tee, John Arthur Hillman Co: CA 22 Mar 1999

In Re Coventry (deceased): CA 3 Jan 1979

The deceased’s adult son sought provision from the intestate estate. The sole beneficiary under the rules was the plaintiff’s mother. The estate was modest; the intestate’s interest in his house (he had been living there with the plaintiff). The widow was found to have a one third interest in it. The judge took the disposable … Continue reading In Re Coventry (deceased): CA 3 Jan 1979

Hillsdown Holdings plc v Pensions Ombudsman: 1997

The court had to answer the question of whether the Pensions Ombudsman could make orders which the court could not. Held: It could not, Knox J said: ‘there is a real distinction between ordering compensation for inconvenience and distress caused by maladministration as an adjunct to the power to remedy injustice caused by maladministration which … Continue reading Hillsdown Holdings plc v Pensions Ombudsman: 1997

Barron v Woodhead and Another: ChD 25 Jun 2008

The claimant sought provision under the 1975 Act from the estate of his deceased wife. Judges: Behrens J Citations: [2008] WTLR 1675, [2008] Fam Law 844, [2008] EWHC 810 (Ch), [2009] 1 FLR 747, [2009] 2 FCR 631 Links: Bailii Statutes: Inheritance (Provision For Family and Dependants) Act 1975 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited … Continue reading Barron v Woodhead and Another: ChD 25 Jun 2008

Lindo, By Her Guardian v Belisario: 5 Jun 1795

(Consistory Court of London) Sir William Scott considered the notion of marriage: ‘The opinions which have divided the world, or writers at least, on this subject, are, generally, two. It is held by some persons that marriage is a contract merely civil – by others, that it is a sacred, religious, and spiritual contract, and … Continue reading Lindo, By Her Guardian v Belisario: 5 Jun 1795

Birmingham City Council v Aweys and others: CA 7 Feb 2008

If accommodation is not reasonable for a person to occupy, it is not suitable for him. Arden LJ said: ‘homelessness is a large social problem directly and substantially affecting the lives of many people in the UK, and those who depend on them, including young children. The causes are no doubt manifold: they include not … Continue reading Birmingham City Council v Aweys and others: CA 7 Feb 2008

O’Driscoll v Dudley Health Authority: CA 30 Apr 1998

The plaintiff sought damages for the negligence of the respondent in her care at birth. Years later the family concluded that her condition was a result of negligence. They waited until she was 21, when they mistakenly believed that she became an adult, and made a claim. Held: The defendant’s appeal succeeded. The court had … Continue reading O’Driscoll v Dudley Health Authority: CA 30 Apr 1998

A and Another v Essex County Council: CA 17 Dec 2003

The claimant sought damages. The respondent had acted as an adoption agency but had failed to disclose all relevant information about the child. Held: Any such duty extended only during the period where the child was with the prospective adopters pending their decision on adoption. Hale LJ: ‘Whenever the question of a common law duty … Continue reading A and Another v Essex County Council: CA 17 Dec 2003

Regina v P and others: HL 19 Dec 2000

Where communications had been intercepted in a foreign country, and the manner of such interceptions had been lawful in that country, the evidence produced was admissible in evidence in a trial in England. An admission of such evidence was not an infringement of the rights to a fair trial, nor of the right to respect … Continue reading Regina v P and others: HL 19 Dec 2000

Regina (T) v the Secretary of State for the Home Department; similar: CA 23 Sep 2003

The claimant asylum seeker had been refused benefits having failed to declare his application on entry. The Secretary now appealed a finding that the decision was flawed. Was the treatment of the applicant inhuman or degrading? Held: No simple test could be laid down, and each case is to be considered individually. The appeal court, … Continue reading Regina (T) v the Secretary of State for the Home Department; similar: CA 23 Sep 2003

Guidance (McKenzie Friends): 2005

Sir Mark Potter gave guidance on the acceptance of McKenzie Friends as advocates: ‘A court may grant an unqualified person a right of audience in exceptional circumstances only and only after careful consideration (D v S (Rights of Audience) [1997] 1 FLR 724, Milne v Kennedy and Others [1999] TLR 106, Paragon Finance PLC v … Continue reading Guidance (McKenzie Friends): 2005

Smith v The Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire: Admn 11 Apr 2008

The claimant’s son had died of hyperthermia whilst serving in the army in Iraq. The parties requested a new inquisition after the coroner had rules that human rights law did not apply to servicemen serving outside Europe. Reports had been prepared but were not disclosed to the coroner until the last day of the inquest … Continue reading Smith v The Assistant Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire: Admn 11 Apr 2008