Please take note of the attached Practice Guidance on Financial Remedy Proceedings after a Foreign Divorce. The Guidance is from His Honour Judge Rogers, Financial Remedies Circuit Judge for the Midland Circuit. His Honour recommends the adoption of the approach outlined by Holman J in Barnett v...
Read MorePlease find attached His Honour Judge Bellamy's Christmas Newsletter...
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 MorePlease be aware of the latest Department for Education guidance for Local Authorities, Social Workers and Child Protection lawyers in relation to necessary steps and practical guidance in cases with a foreign element....
Read MoreIn his new role as Family District Liaison Judge for the Midland Circuit, Mr Justice Keehan has today issued a Practice Note with respect to listing Family Court and Court of Protection cases before Deputy High Court and High Court Judges. The Practice Note is available to...
Read MorePlease take note of the attached President's Practice Guidance: Without Notice Non-Molestation Orders issued today. This makes clear what terms should be included in without notice non-molestation injunctions in relation to the duration of the order and the return provisions....
Read MoreIn liaison with legal officers from both of our area Local Authorities, I have prepared the attached Practice Guidance for Social Workers on the preparation of statements, assessments and chronologies. I hope that the Guidance will assist local social workers in preparing cases for presentation at...
Read MorePlease take note of the recently published judgment handed down by HIs Honour Judge Bellamy on 3rd September 2014 in the case of Leicestershire County Council v T (Care Order: Placement Order) [2014] EWFC B119. The case concerns the placement of a child and considers issues...
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