Judgment on the preliminary issue of whether this court has jurisdiction to hear an application for a child arrangements order under s.8 of the Children Act 1989 when the child and parents concerned all live abroad. [2021] EWFC 105 Bailii England and Wales Jurisdiction, Children Updated: 21 January 2022; Ref: scu.671046
The deceased had been shot by soldiers of the British Army whilst in a car in Northern Ireland. The car was alleged to have ‘run’ a checkpoint. The claimants said the investigation, now 20 years ago, had been inadequate. The claim was brought under human rights law, but predated by many years the incorporation of … Continue reading In re McKerr (Northern Ireland): HL 11 Mar 2004
The applicants had had their requests for asylum refused. They complained that if they were removed from the UK, their article 3 rights would be infringed. If they were returned to Pakistan or Vietnam they would be persecuted for their religious faiths. Held: A distinction was to be made between domestic cases involving actions within … Continue reading Regina v Special Adjudicator ex parte Ullah; Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 17 Jun 2004
Care proceedings and an application for a placement order in respect of a baby boy. Hillier HHJ [2014] EWFC B162 Bailii Children Act 1989, Adoption and Children Act 2002 England and Wales Children Updated: 12 January 2022; Ref: scu.540380
Gareth Jones HHJ [2014] EWFC B168 Bailii Children Act 1989, Adoption and Children Act 2002 England and Wales Children Updated: 12 January 2022; Ref: scu.540383
In the context of an application for a care order the LA now presented a final care plan of permanence away from their birth family by way of adoption and, accordingly, sought placement orders in addition to care orders. Wood HHJ [2014] EWFC B155 Bailii Adoption and Children Act 2002, Children Act 1989 England and … Continue reading Re B (Children): FC 15 Sep 2014
Public law care proceedings [2014] EWFC B170 Bailii Children Act 1989 England and Wales Children Updated: 12 January 2022; Ref: scu.540392
Reasons for directing a re-consideration of findings of fact made within Part IV Children Act 1989 care proceedings, following an investigation into the cause of life-threatening injuries to a 10 month old baby boy. Cobb J [2016] EWHC 326 (Fam) Bailii England and Wales Children Updated: 10 January 2022; Ref: scu.560255
Application was made by the claimant for orders discharging an order made in 1991 to protect the identity of children and social workers embroiled in allegations of satanic sex abuse. The defendant opposed disclosure of the names of two social workers. Held: The names of the social workers had been withheld originally to protect the … Continue reading British Broadcasting Company v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and X and Y: FD 24 Nov 2005
Care proceedings Mr Justice Keehan [2019] EWHC 2369 (Fam), [2019] 1 WLR 6749, [2019] WLR(D) 537, [2019] 3 FCR 742 Bailii, WLRD Children Act 1989 31(2) England and Wales Children Updated: 05 January 2022; Ref: scu.648664
Appeal by a mother against the decision reached at the end of a fact-finding hearing in proceedings under the Children Act 1989 Jackson, Ryder, Bean LJJ [2015] EWCA Civ 992 Bailii England and Wales Children Updated: 04 January 2022; Ref: scu.553239
[2015] EWFC B149 Bailii Children Act 1989 20 Children Updated: 04 January 2022; Ref: scu.552434
[2015] EWCA Civ 719 Bailii England and Wales Children Updated: 02 January 2022; Ref: scu.550205
The court considered applications in the case of a proposed adoption of a child LB. The mother, Latvian, and the Latvian authorities opposed the application, saying that the child’s future should be settled in Latvia. CB had been taken into care under section 20 after findings of lack of care. Moylan J [2014] EWHC 4532 … Continue reading London Borough of Merton v LB: FD 19 Dec 2014
Appeal from settlement of property order made in favour of two of the parties’ children. Lady Justice King, Lord Justice Moylan, And, Lord Justice Newey [2021] EWCA Civ 1947 Bailii, Judiciary Children Act 1989 England and Wales Child Support Updated: 28 December 2021; Ref: scu.670641
Hudson HHJ [2014] EWFC B153 Bailii Children Act 1989 England and Wales Children Updated: 24 December 2021; Ref: scu.540387
The Local Authority sought a care order and approval of a final care plan for A to be adopted by his foster carers, therefore also a placement order. Levy HHJ [2014] EWFC B143 Bailii Adoption and Children Act 2002, Children Act 1989 England and Wales Children, Adoption Updated: 24 December 2021; Ref: scu.540374
Application by the Local Authority for the making of a Care Order pursuant to s.31(1) Children Act 1989 in respect of ‘C’, Rawkins HHJ [2014] EWFC B159 Bailii Children Act 1989 31(1) England and Wales Children Updated: 24 December 2021; Ref: scu.540381
Care proceedings in respect of K. Brown HHJ [2014] EWFC B167 Bailii Children Act 1989 England and Wales Children Updated: 24 December 2021; Ref: scu.540382
HHJ Hillier [2014] EWFC B142 Bailii Children Act 1989 38(2) Children Updated: 24 December 2021; Ref: scu.540364
Application for care orders, after father of one of the children being found to have abused her. Edwards HHJ [2014] EWFC B161 Bailii Children Act 1989 Children Updated: 24 December 2021; Ref: scu.540365
Application by the father for permission to appeal as to whether care orders in respect of the children should be discharged with the result the children could return to live with their father; whether the section 34(4) order should be discharged so that the children could have direct contact with their father; and thirdly, whether … Continue reading Re C (Children Appeal): FC 30 May 2014
Application for care order and placement order. HHJ Swindells QC [2014] EWFC B160 Bailii Children Act 1989 Children, Adoption Updated: 24 December 2021; Ref: scu.540367
The court was asked as to the scope of a local authority’s power to provide services to a child in need under s17 of the 1989 Act. Lord Dyson MR, Floyd, King LJJ [2014] EWCA Civ 1518 Bailii Children Act 1989 17 England and Wales Children Updated: 23 December 2021; Ref: scu.539133
‘This appeal concerns the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. It raises general questions relating to: (1) the place which the habitual residence of the child occupies in the scheme of that Convention, and (2) whether and when a wrongful retention of a child may occur if the travelling parent originally … Continue reading Re C (Children): SC 14 Feb 2018
HHJ Lynn Roberts [2014] EWFC B133 Bailii Children Act 1989 Children Updated: 22 December 2021; Ref: scu.537721
Local Authority need not be inflexible in assessing fitness of child minder – smacking. A child minder refusing to sign Local Authority’s no-smack undertaking can still be registered. Gazette 18-May-1994, Independent 17-Mar-1994, Times 17-Mar-1994 Children Act 1989 77(6) England and Wales Citing: See Also – Sutton London Borough Council v Davis (Number 2) FD 8-Jul-1994 … Continue reading Sutton London Borough Council v Davis: FD 17 Mar 1994
A young mother is generally to be allowed continuing contact with her child pending a decision where there is a dispute on the child’s care. Independent 24-Feb-1993 Children Act 1989 England and Wales Children Updated: 21 December 2021; Ref: scu.85793
‘These proceedings concern a family of Turkish/Cypriot origin that has been broken apart as a result of allegations of extreme violence perpetrated by the father. Following the allegations in 2010, the mother and the three children of the family, all girls hereafter referred to as X, Y and Z, then aged respectively 17, 14 and … Continue reading P v D and Others: FD 24 Jul 2014
Application for financial provision for a child. Baker J [2014] EWHC 2225 (Fam) Bailii Children Act 1989 Sch 1 England and Wales Children Updated: 12 December 2021; Ref: scu.534043
An expert’s report was required for the purposes of care proceedings. The court ordered that the cost be paid as to half by the local authority, where there were three other parties. The authority appealed. Held: The authority’s appeal was allowed. The proportionate basis, where the cost was divided equally between the four parties was … Continue reading Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council v S and Another: FD 18 Oct 2004
Originating summons in the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court asking for an order granting permission to interview two young girls, represented by CAFCASS Legal. The third defendant is the children’s mother, NP. The local authority in which the children and their mother reside, Manchester City Council, has also been represented as an interested party. … Continue reading Greater Manchester Chief Constable v KI and Another (Children) and others: FD 26 Jul 2007
F appealed against the removal of his parental responsibility for his son. M and F were not married, but F had been named on the birth certificate. He had later been convicted of sexual assaults against two daughters of M by an earlier relationship. Held: ‘where a judge applies the concept of the paramountcy of … Continue reading Re D (A Child): CA 26 Mar 2014
Issue Resolutions Hearing. The local authority having originally sought care orders, the court having seen improvements after considerable support ordered for the children to continue to reside at home. Bond HHJ [2014] EW Misc 2 (CC) Bailii Children Act 1989 Children Updated: 30 November 2021; Ref: scu.521634
The court was asked whether, where a party loses mental capacity in the course of proceedings, such loss of capacity has the automatic and immediate effect of terminating their solicitor’s retainer. The Costs judge had held that, as a matter of law, a supervening incapacity even if intermittent, automatically frustrates and thereby terminates a contract … Continue reading Blankley v Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust: QBD 5 Feb 2014
When considering contact applications after domestic violence, the approach should be child centred, and according to the criteria in the Act. The circumstances of the violence should be looked into, and the potentially damaging effect of contact with a violent parent should not be underestimated. The parent’s possible contribution to the child and facing up … Continue reading In Re L (A Child) (Contact: Domestic Violence); In Re V (A Child) (Contact: Domestic Violence); In Re M (A Child) (Contact: Domestic Violence); In Re H (A Child) (Contact: Domestic Violence); In re L, V, M and H (Children): CA 21 Jun 2000
Whitmar claimed damages for breach of contract; an account of profits; damages for breach of fiduciary duty and/or for infringement of its Database Rights under the Copyright and Rights in Database Regulations 1997; and for a permanent injunction restraining the Defendants from using and disclosing its confidential information obtained during their employment by Whitmar. Held: … Continue reading Whitmar Publications Ltd v Gamage and Others: ChD 4 Jul 2013
The applicant children had been detained in immigration camps in Australia. They escaped and sought refuge in the British High Commission in Melbourne and claimed diplomatic asylum. They claimed in damages after being returned to the authorities in Australia. Held: Any threat to their safety was not sufficient to justify not returning them to the … Continue reading Regina on the Application of B and others v Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office: CA 18 Oct 2004
The defendant faced extradition to the USA on charges of the obstruction of justice. He challenged the extradition on the basis that it would interfere with his article 8 rights to family life, given that the offence was merely ancillary, the result would be disproportionate. The court was asked whether in order to found such … Continue reading Norris v Government of United States of America: SC 24 Feb 2010
The local authority sought a care order, alleging serious physical abuse of the child. The mother said that any injuries had been inflicted by the father. The father said that the cause was the mother. Held: The injuries were not likely to have been accidental. The court concluded that the likely perpetrator was the father. … Continue reading Lancashire County Council v R (A Minor) and others: FD 4 Dec 2008
The father applied to the court to have the media excluded from the hearing into the residence and contact claims relating to his daughter. Held: It was for the party seeking such an order to justify it. In deciding whether or not to exclude the press in the welfare or privacy interests of a party … Continue reading Child X (Residence and Contact- Rights of Media Attendance) (Rev 2): FD 14 Jul 2009
The authority had to decide the age of the applicant, an asylum seeker, in order to decide whether a duty was owed to him under the Act. He complained that the procedure adopted was unfair. The 2002 Act did not apply to persons under 18, and he would be entitled to assistance from the respondent. … Continue reading Regina (B) v Merton London Borough Council: Admn 14 Jul 2003
The court considered whether discriminatory acts after the termination of employment were caught by the respective anti-discrimination Acts. The acts included a failure to give proper references. They pursued claims on the basis of victimisation after their primary discrimination claims. Held: The 1975 and 1976 Acts were similarly phrased and the wording in the 1995 … Continue reading Relaxion Group plc v Rhys-Harper; D’Souza v London Borough of Lambeth; Jones v 3M Healthcare Limited and three other actions: HL 19 Jun 2003
Same Sex Partner Entitled to tenancy Succession The protected tenant had died. His same-sex partner sought a statutory inheritance of the tenancy. Held: His appeal succeeded. The Fitzpatrick case referred to the position before the 1998 Act: ‘Discriminatory law undermines the rule of law because it is the antithesis of fairness. It brings the law … Continue reading Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza: HL 21 Jun 2004
The court considered the approach to be taken when considering whether to order a child’s attendance at court in care proceedings. It was argued that the starting point of assuming that a child should not attend, failed to respect the human right to a fair trial of all concerned. Held: The existing law erects a … Continue reading In re W (Children) (Family proceedings: Evidence) (Abuse: Oral Evidence): SC 3 Mar 2010
Ward has no extra privilege from Police Interview The court considered the need to apply to court in respect of the care of a ward of the court when the Security services needed to investigate possible terrorist involvement of her and of her contacts. Application was made for a declaration as to the need for … Continue reading Re A Ward of Court: FD 4 May 2017
The local authority had obtained a care order so that it could inform the three children of the identity of their father’s first marriage, the mother and father being unwilling to make the disclosure. He had been convicted of relatively minor indecent assaults on two children in that first family, but in later therapy sessions … Continue reading In re M (Children): CA 1 Jul 2011
The parties had been a lesbian couple each with children. Each now was in a new relationship. One registered the two daughters of the other at a school now local to her but without first consulting the birth mother, who then applied for residence and or contact. The other mother took the children secretly to … Continue reading In Re G (A Minor) (Interim Care Order: Residential Assessment); G (Children), In Re (Residence: Same Sex Partner): HL 26 Jul 2006
Three children, after their parents’ separation, spent substantial amounts of time with each, despite the acrimony between their parents and frequent court applications. The father argued that without a shared residence order he was treated as a second-class parent by authorities with whom he had to deal over matters relating to the children. The judge … Continue reading In Re D v D (Children) (Shared Residence Orders): CA 20 Nov 2000
The court was asked as to the extent to which a court, having once declared its decision, could later change its mind. Though this case arose with in care proceedings, the court asked it as a general question. The judge in a fact finding hearing in care proceedings had issued a provisional judgment, but after … Continue reading Re L and B (Children): SC 20 Feb 2013
(Grand Chamber) The applicants complained that on being arrested on suspicion of offences, samples of their DNA had been taken, but then despite being released without conviction, the samples had retained on the Police database. Held: (Unanimous) The retention was unlawful. Though other member states retained some DNA samples in certain conditions, the UK was … Continue reading Marper v United Kingdom; S v United Kingdom: ECHR 4 Dec 2008
The claimant wished to be rehoused by the defendant authority. He complained that their allocations policy was unlawful. Once an applicant was deemed in priority need, he entered a pool if such persons and houses were allocated (save in extreme cases) to the persons longest on that list. He said that the policy should have … Continue reading Ahmad, Regina (on the Application of) v London Borough of Newham: HL 4 Mar 2009
Bingham LJ discussed the nature of frustration of contract: ‘The essence of frustration is that it is caused by some unforeseen supervening event over which the parties to the contract have no control and for which they are therefore not responsible. To say that the supervening event occurs without the default or blame or responsibility … Continue reading Lauritzen A/A v Wijsmuller BV;( ‘The Super Servant Two’): CA 12 Oct 1989
The applicants had been imprisoned and held without trial, being suspected of international terrorism. No criminal charges were intended to be brought. They were foreigners and free to return home if they wished, but feared for their lives if they did. A British subject, who was suspected in the exact same way, and there were … Continue reading A v Secretary of State for the Home Department, and X v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 16 Dec 2004
Proceedings for LA to change child’s nationality Two children taken into care were of Indian nationality, though born in the UK. The LA wanted to apply for UK nationality so as to regularise their immigration status. The parents objected. The parents now appealed from rejection of their requests for the discharge of the long standing … Continue reading Y (Children In Care: Change of Nationality): CA 6 Aug 2020
The father had been awarded shared residence for three children. He asked the local authority to provide appropriate housing. Held: The authority’s appeal succeeded. ‘When any family court decides with whom the children of separated parents are to live, the welfare of those children must be its paramount consideration: the Children Act 1989, section 1(1). … Continue reading Holmes-Moorhouse v Richmond Upon Thames: HL 4 Feb 2009
The baby boy suffered life threatening conditions. Doctors at the hospital sought directions to allow the withdrawal of life support. His parents wanted him to be given the chance of experimental treatment in the US. In April a declaration had been made allowing the withdrawal of life support. The parents appeals had been rejected by … Continue reading Re Gard (A Child): FD 24 Jul 2017
Result Decides Dscrimination not Motive The Council had allowed free entry to its swimming pools to those of pensionable age (ie women of 60 and men of 65). A 61 year old man successfully complained of sexual discrimination. Held: The 1975 Act directly discriminated between men and women by treating women more favourably on the … Continue reading James v Eastleigh Borough Council: HL 14 Jun 1990
The asylum claimant disputed the assessment that he was an adult. Maurice Kay, Davis, Floyd LJJ [2014] EWCA Civ 706 Bailii Children Act 1989 20 England and Wales Citing: Cited – A v London Borough of Croydon; Regina (WK) v Kent County Council Admn 8-May-2009 The claimants had arrived as asylum seekers, and said that … Continue reading MWA (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 21 May 2014
The mother had been, whilst in a previous relationship, involved in care proceedings after the death from physical abuse of her baby. Whilst being severely critical of her, the court had been unable to identify the author of the child’s death. Now, whilst in a later relationship she gave birth to a further child of … Continue reading In re J (Children): SC 20 Feb 2013
This case concerns a claimant with fluctuating capacity to conduct legal proceedings. At a time when she had capacity, she retained a firm of solicitors under a conditional fee agreement. The issue was whether the CFA terminated automatically by reason of frustration when she subsequently lost capacity, so that it did not govern the continued … Continue reading Blankley v Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust: CA 27 Jan 2015
Single Sex Schooling failed to prepare for life The Chief Inspector appealed from a decision that it was discriminatory under the 2010 Act to educate girls and boys in the same school but under a system providing effective complete separation of the sexes. Held: The action was discriminatory. However, the scheme operated against individuals, both … Continue reading Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills v The Interim Executive Board of Al-Hijrah School: CA 13 Oct 2017
When a court considered which of two parents might be responsible for a non-accidental injury to their child, what the court cannot do is decide that one parent is the perpetrator but that the other parent cannot be excluded as the perpetrator. Counsel had not brought to the attention of the court when applying for … Continue reading ZM v JM; Re M (children) (fact-finding hearing: burden of proof); In re M (a Child) (Non-accidental injury: Burden of proof): CA 19 Nov 2008
Balance of probabilities remains standard of proof There had been cross allegations of abuse within the family, and concerns by the authorities for the children. The judge had been unable to decide whether the child had been shown to be ‘likely to suffer significant harm’ as a consequence. Having found some evidence to suggest that … Continue reading In re B (Children) (Care Proceedings: Standard of Proof) (CAFCASS intervening): HL 11 Jun 2008
On her dismissal from the claimant company, Ms Banerjee took confidential papers revealing misconduct to the local newspaper, which published some. The claimant sought an injunction to prevent any further publication. The defendants argued that the restraint which had been imposed infringed the human right of free speech. When the 1998 Act was brought in, … Continue reading Cream Holdings Limited and others v Banerjee and others: HL 14 Oct 2004
A child was found to have bruising consistent with physical abuse. Either or both parents might have caused it, but the judge felt it likely that only one had, that he was unable to decide which, and that they were not so serious that he had to say that the other must have known. Held: … Continue reading In re S-B (Children) (Care proceedings: Standard of proof): SC 14 Dec 2009
The claimants had been wrongly imprisoned for a murder they did not commit. The assessor had deducted from their compensation a sum to represent the living costs they would have incurred if living freely. They also appealed differences from a prisoner also wrongly accused of the same crime, in the percentage deduction made for their … Continue reading O’Brien and others v Independent Assessor: HL 14 Mar 2007
An undisclosed principal will not be permitted to claim to be party to a contract if this is contrary to the terms of the contract itself. Thus the provision in the standard form B contract of the London Metal Exchange ‘this contract is made between ourselves and yourselves as principals, we alone being liable to … Continue reading JH Rayner (Mincing Lane) Ltd v Department of Trade and Industry: HL 1989
Section 3(1) of the 1998 Act is not available where the suggested interpretation is contrary to express statutory words or is by implication necessarily contradicted by the statute. The judge’s task is to interpret, not to legislate. The proposed ‘starring system’ was inconsistent in an important respect with the scheme of the Children Act 1989, … Continue reading In re S (Minors) (Care Order: Implementation of Care Plan): HL 14 Mar 2002
Munby J reviewed the grant of Emergency Protection Orders, and summarised the applicable law: ‘The matters I have just been considering are so important that it may be convenient if I here summarise the most important points: (i) An EPO, summarily removing a child from his parents, is a ‘draconian’ and ‘extremely harsh’ measure, requiring … Continue reading X Council v B (Emergency Protection Orders): FD 16 Aug 2004
Evidence allowed – Care Application after Abuse Children had made allegations of serious sexual abuse against their step-father. He was acquitted at trial, but the local authority went ahead with care proceedings. The parents appealed against a finding that a likely risk to the children had still been been found. Held: A care order could … Continue reading In re H and R (Minors) (Child Sexual Abuse: Standard of Proof): HL 14 Dec 1995
The appellant owned farmland tenanted by a limited partnership. One partner gave notice and the remaining partners indicated a claim for a new tenancy. He was prevented from recovering possession by section 72 of the 2003 Act. Though his claim had . .
The mother and child were destitute, and sought to oblige the local authority to provide accommodation and support.
Held: The duty to a child under the section could not be extended to include a duty to accommodate and support the child and . .
The local authority applied for and obtained an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) in respect of a child in their care. The boy sought judicial review.
Held: There was a real potential conflict of interest on the part of the authority. On the . .
Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 6-1; Pecuniary damage – claim rejected; Non-pecuniary damage – financial award; Costs and expenses award – domestic proceedings; Costs and expenses . .
The plaintiff in civil proceedings had arranged with the police that, if (as happened) the police obtained a search warrant and the claimant obtained an Anton Piller order, they should be executed simultaneously. The court had been informed of the . .
Where a patient lacks capacity, there is the power to provide him with whatever treatment or care is necessary in his own best interests. Medical treatment can be undertaken in an emergency even if, through a lack of capacity, no consent had been . .
An application was made for a wardship after allegations of child abuse.
Held: The test for evidence of child abuse which is appropriate is the ordinary civil standard of balance of probabilities as applied to the facts of each case.
A new born baby was placed with foster carers on discharge from hospital. Both parents had learning difficulties and agreed to the baby being placed with a particular couple. At that stage the local authority considered this an informal arrangement . .
A child (aged five) was placed in emergency foster care after his mother was detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act. The mother was then too unwell to discuss section 20. The local authority thought that there was no need to issue care . .
Appeal against an order made after an agreement within the family that the children should live with the paternal grandmother.
Orse In re W (Parental Agreement with Local Authority)
The mother had placed her three children with their . .
The claimant asylum seeker challenged a decision that he was over 18 years old. The tribunal had found him over 18, but he sought to bring additional evidence to the authority to gainsay that finding. The authority said that it was bound by the . .
Application made by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for a secure accommodation order pursuant to s.25 of the Children Act 1989. . .
References: [2014] EWFC B153 Links: Bailii Coram: Hudson HHJ Ratio: Statutes: Children Act 1989 Last Update: 30-Jun-16 Ref: 540387
References: [2014] EWFC B133 Links: Bailii Coram: HHJ Lynn Roberts Statutes: Children Act 1989 Last Update: 24-Apr-16 Ref: 537721
References: [2015] EWFC B149 Links: Bailii Statutes: Children Act 1989 20 Last Update: 05-Oct-15 Ref: 552434
References: [2014] EWFC B170 Links: Bailii Public law care proceedings Statutes: Children Act 1989
References: [2014] EWFC B167 Links: Bailii Coram: Brown HHJ Care proceedings in respect of K. Statutes: Children Act 1989
References: [2014] EWFC B159 Links: Bailii Coram: Rawkins HHJ Application by the Local Authority for the making of a Care Order pursuant to s.31(1) Children Act 1989 in respect of ‘C’, Statutes: Children Act 1989 31(1)
References: [2014] EWFC B155 Links: Bailii Coram: Wood HHJ In the context of an application for a care order the LA now presented a final care plan of permanence away from their birth family by way of adoption and, accordingly, sought placement orders in addition to care orders. Statutes: Adoption and Children Act 2002, Children … Continue reading Re B (Children); FC 15 Sep 2014
References: [2014] EWFC B143 Links: Bailii Coram: Levy HHJ The Local Authority sought a care order and approval of a final care plan for A to be adopted by his foster carers, therefore also a placement order. Statutes: Adoption and Children Act 2002, Children Act 1989
References: [2014] EWFC B142 Links: Bailii Coram: HHJ Hillier Statutes: Children Act 1989 38(2)
References: [2014] EWFC B162 Links: Bailii Coram: Hillier HHJ Care proceedings and an application for a placement order in respect of a baby boy. Statutes: Children Act 1989, Adoption and Children Act 2002
References: [2014] EWFC B163 Links: Bailii Coram: Eaglestone HHJ Application by the father for permission to appeal as to whether care orders in respect of the children should be discharged with the result the children could return to live with their father; whether the section 34(4) order should be discharged so that the children could … Continue reading Re C (Children Appeal); FC 30 May 2014
References: [2014] EWFC B96 Links: Bailii Coram: Judge Carr QC Care application by local authority – allegation of physical abuse. Statutes: Children Act 1989 31
References: [2014] EWFC B161 Links: Bailii Coram: Edwards HHJ Application for care orders, after father of one of the children being found to have abused her. Statutes: Children Act 1989
References: [2014] EWFC B168 Links: Bailii Coram: Gareth Jones HHJ Statutes: Children Act 1989, Adoption and Children Act 2002
References: [2014] EWFC B147 Links: Bailii Coram: Harris HHJ Applications for care orders in relation to seven children. Statutes: Children Act 1989
References: [2014] EWFC B160 Links: Bailii Coram: HHJ Swindells QC Application for care order and placement order. Statutes: Children Act 1989
References: (1843) 3 Hare 100, [1843] EngR 917, (1843) 67 ER 313 Links: Commonlii Coram: Sir James Wigram VC The court set down the principles to be applied in abuse of process cases, where a matter was raised again which should have been dealt with in earlier proceedings. Sir James Wigram VC said: ‘In trying … Continue reading Henderson v Henderson; 20 Jul 1843
