Judgments
PRIVATE LAW CHILDREN: Re Z (A Chid) (No 2) [2016] EWHC 1191 (Fam)Hearing Date: 16 May 2016
Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division
Family Division
The President of the Family Division made a declaration that s 54(1) and s 54(2) of the HFEA 2008 were incompatible with Art 8 taken in conjunction with Art 14 of the European Convention.
PUBLIC LAW CHILDREN: Re E (A Child) [2016] EWCA Civ 473Hearing Date: 07 April 2016
Lord Justice McFarlane, Lady Justice Gloster and Lady Justice Macur
Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal from findings of sexual abuse made against the father and his teenage son.
PUBLICITY AND REPORTING: PJS v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2016] UKSC 26
Hearing Date: 19 May 2016
Lord Neuberger, President, Lady Hale, Deputy President, Lord Mance, Lord Reed and Lord Toulson
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court by a majority of 4:1 allowed the appeal and continued the interim injunction pending the final hearing.
FINANCIAL REMEDIES: T v R (Maintenance After Re-Marriage: Agreement) [2016] EWFC 26
Hearing Date: 02 March 2016
Mrs Justice Parker
The Family Court
The wife's application to strike out the husband's application to vary a maintenance agreement was dismissed.
PRIVATE LAW CHILDREN: Re X (Foreign Surrogacy: Child's Name) [2016] EWHC 1068 (Fam)Hearing Date: 21 January 2016
Mrs Justice Theis
Family Division
A parental order was granted in the name requested by the commissioning parents.
ABDUCTION: Re LN (A Child) (Without Notice Application for Summary Return) [2016] EWHC 1033 (Fam)Hearing Date: 29 April 2016
Mr Justice Holman
Family Division
The father's application for a summary return order in respect of his child who had been abducted almost 2 years ago was refused.
PUBLIC LAW CHILDREN: Local Authority X v HI and Others [2-16] EWHC 1123 (Fam)Hearing Date: 12 May 2016
Mrs Justice Roberts
Family Division
An injunction preventing information regarding the 15-year-old being disclosed to his parents during care proceedings was continued.
Legislation & Guidance
Public Guardian practice note: family care payments19 May 2016
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has published a practice note on family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments. It sets out the legal framework and the OPG's view of how Court of Protection deputies should approach family care payments, including factors for them to consider when deciding on the level of such payments.
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