(Court of Appeal, Sir Ernest Ryder SP, King and Hickinbottom LJJ, 15 June 2020)Female Genital Mutilation – Protection order – Jurisdiction The Court of Appeal dismissed the Secretary of...
(Family Division, Theis J, 15 May 2020)Abduction – Hague Convention – Article 13(b)The Family Division held that the issues raised did not meet the threshold in Article 13(b) and the...
(Family Court, Mr Robert Peel QC, 6 May 2020)Financial remedies – Divorce – CostsThe Family Court held that both parties emerged with about £5,000 each of liquid assets, having...
(Court of Appeal, Sir Andrew McFarlane P, Singh, Baker LJJ, 11 June 2020)Capacity – Consent – Vulnerable adultThe Court of Appeal allowed the local authority's appeal and set aside the...
(Court of Appeal, King, Peter Jackson, Asplin LJJ, 10 June 2020)Care proceedings – Procedure – Remote hearing The Court of Appeal dismissed the mother’s appeal, holding that it was...
(Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane P, 22 April 2020)Marriage – Divorce – Application to rectify decree of divorceThe Family Division granted the order, thereby rectifying the decree...
(Family Division, MacDonald J, 8 June 2020)Child abduction – Summary return – Hague Convention The Family Division dismissed the father’s application and lifted the stay on care...
(Court of Appeal, King, Irwin and Henderson LJJ, 10 March 2020)Privacy – Gender recognition – PassportThe Court of Appeal held that the current policy of the Passport Office not to permit...
(Family Court, MacDonald J, 2 June 2020)Care proceedings – Case management – Application for summary dismissal of findingsThe Family Court held that the court had no separate power within...
(Family Division, Mostyn J, 28 May 2020)Domestic abuse – Protective orders – Diplomatic immunity – Declaration of incompatibility The Family Division held that there were good...