Cases

Aidan Vine KC and Jason Green in Slough Children First v Mother & Ors [2024] EWFC 31

Aidan Vine KC led Nairn Purss of 4 Brick Court, instructed by Barrett and Thomson, they represented the Second Respondent Father and Jason Green, instructed by Oxford Law Group, represented the…

John Vater KC, Aidan Vine KC and Hannah Mettam in X (A child), Re [2023] EWFC 264 (B)

John Vater KC led Hannah Mettam, instructed by Jackson West, represented the Second Respondent and Aidan Vine KC led Chris Watson of St Philips Chambers, instructed by Penmans, represented the…

David Marusza in Gloucester County Council v a Mother & Ors [2024] EWFC 38 (B)

David Marusza, instructed by RWK Goodman, represented the vulnerable child in Gloucester County Council v a Mother & Ors [2024] EWFC 38 (B) who the local authority were seeking to…

Elisabeth Wickham, instructed by OLG Ltd, represented the children in Re D F G and H (care proceedings) [2024] EWFC 30 (B)

Elisabeth Wickham, instructed by Victoria Smith of OLG Ltd, represented the four children in Re D F G and H (care proceedings) [2024] EWFC 30 (B).

This was a final…

Mehvish Chaudhry, instructed by Goodman Ray Solicitors, acted for the Respondent and Martha Gray, instructed by The International Family Law Group LLP, acted for the Applicant in WB v VM [2024] EWHC 302 (Fam)

This was an application for a return order under the inherent jurisdiction in respect of a 2 year old who had been been removed to Jordan.  

Mr Justice Cusworth…

Edward Devereux KC and Prof Rob George, instructed by Field Seymour Parkes, for the Applicant in J v E (Habitual Residence) [2024] EWHC 196 (Fam)

Edward Devereux KC and Prof Rob George, instructed by Bethan Thomas at Field Seymour Parkes, successfully secured the return of a young child from Zambia, over 18 months after she…

Ruth Cabeza and Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, instructed on a pro bono basis by Natalie Sutherland and Shaili Gohil-Desai at Burgess Mee, represented the First and Second Applicant in Re: Z (Surrogacy: Step-parent Adoption) [2024] EWFC 20 (30 January 2024)

This case is a groundbreaking case – the first of its kind in dealing with a contested application for a stepparent adoption order from a non-biological parent to secure legal…

James Turner, instructed by Bastian Lloyd Morris LLP, to act for the First Respondent in UDTQ (No Adequate Care Planning), Re[2024] EWFC 19 (B)

This case concerns the care of 4 children. The Local Authority bought proceedings on 8th February 2023 due to concerns that all 4 children were suffering or at risk of…

Nick Goodwin KC and Sian Cox represented the Local Authority in the case of Re N(Children: Findings Against a Professional Witness: Joinder or Intervention) [2024] EWFC 17

These proceedings concern two children who are the subject of public law applications brought by the local authority. The allegations made are that the two children have suffered significant harm…

Mehvish Chaudhry, instructed by Alexandra Goldrein of Slater Heelis Limited, represented the respondent father in MA v TA [2023] EWFC 271

This was a final hearing in a Children Act case where the father was seeking contact with the party’s child not only in the UK, where he lives with his…

Prof Rob George in Re H (Step-Parent Adoption: Human Rights) [2023] EWHC 3186 (Fam). A ground-breaking judgment.

Prof Rob George, instructed by Rayden Solicitors, acting pro bono represented the applicant step-father.

The law on step-parent adoption has been changed by the ground-breaking judgment from the President…

Damian Garrido KC in K (Children) (Powers of the Family Court) [2024] EWCA Civ 2 (11 January 2024)

Damian Garrido KC, instructed by Jennifer Browne of Machins Solicitors, to represent a Gillick competent child in the above case.

The Court of Appeal took the opportunity to reaffirm…