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(Family Division, Cobb J, 16 August 2021)Jurisdiction – Divorce – Petitions in England and Bulgaria – Which court was first seised – Habitual residence of husbandThe court held...

(Court of Appeal (Civil Division), Moylan, Newey, Baker LJJ, 24 August 2021)Jurisdiction – Private law children proceedings – Whether English or Russian courts had jurisdiction –...

(Family Court, Sir James Munby, 13 April 2021)Jurisdiction – Financial remedies – Sch 1, Children Act 1989 – Mother moved to England – Father issued proceedings in Monaco...

(Family Court, Nicholas Cusworth QC, sitting as a deputy High Court judge, 01 March 2021)Jurisdiction - Art 13 - Hague Convention 1996 – Proceedings in Russian and English court – Neither...

(Family Court, Mostyn J, 03 February 2021)Jurisdiction – Child arrangements – Child lived in Dubai with father before moving to Ireland – Mother applied to English courtThe...

(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...

(Court of Appeal, Bean, Baker LJJ and Cobb J, 9 April 2020)Jurisdiction – Mother’s application for summary return of children from Libya dismissed – Mother appealedThe Court of...

(Family Division, David Rees QC, 31 March 2020)Jurisdiction – Wrongful removal – Application for summary return of childThe Family Division granted the father’s application for the...

(Family Division, Mostyn J, 7 April 2020)Jurisdiction – Inherent jurisdiction – Father applying for return of child to UKThe Family Division granted the father's application under the...

(Family Division, MacDonald J, 12 March 2020)Jurisdiction – Habitual residence – Inherent jurisdictionThe Family Division held that the child had been habitually resident in this...

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