Please find attached a private law case updater. This has been compiled by Ricky Seal of No.5 Chambers. Private law case updaters will be posted on the website on a bi-monthly basis....
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Read MoreThe recent Court of Appeal judgment of M-H (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1396 is an important judgment dealing with a mother's appeal against a placement order in relation to her daughter. The issues for the Court of Appeal were two-fold, namely whether the judge at first...
Read MoreRe D (A Child) [2014] EWFC 39 On 31st October 2014 the President of the Family Division Sir James Munby delivered an approved judgment in the above case dealing specifically with the impact of the denial of legal aid to the parents in the case. Both...
Read MorePlease take note of the above case report - Re V (A Child:Identification of Perpetrator) (28th October 2014) The Judgment was handed down by His Honour Judge Bellamy. The court was asked by the local authority to identify which of the multiple injuries suffered by the...
Read MorePlease take note of the above case report- The judgment of His Honour Judge Bellamy in H (A Child - Breach of Convention Rights - Damages) [2014] EWFC 38 addresses the successful claim for damages in care proceedings for breach of the parents' human rights. The parents asserted that...
Read MorePlease take note of the above case report - M (A Child : Failure to Comply with Achieving Best Evidence) [2014] EWFC B141 (27 October 2014) The Judgment was handed down by His Honour Judge Bellamy and deals with, in particular, failure to comply with ABE...
Read MoreA recent – at first blush, seemingly relatively innocuous – Court of Appeal decision to refuse an appeal by a “resident” Father against a decision to refuse him permission to relocate with his two boys (11 and 7), new wife and their daughter (2) to...
Read MorePRIVATE LAW Re D (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1057 Appeal from a decision to refuse to order direct contact between a father and his son at the final hearing after four years of court proceedings. The parties separated in February 2003 when their son, B, was just...
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