Cases

Edward Devereux QC, Mehvish Chaudhry and Paige Campbell have appeared in the UK Supreme Court in the case of G v G

Edward Devereux QC has appeared in the UK Supreme Court on 25, 26 and 27 January 2021 in the case of G v G leading the team (comprising Zane Malik of 39…

Nick Goodwin QC successful in the Court of Appeal in B (A CHILD)(Designated Local Authority) [2020] EWCA Civ 1673

Nick mounted a successful appeal under s.31(8) and s.105(6) Children Act 1989 against a Circuit Judge’s decision to designate the local authority he represented as being responsible for administering a…

Jonathan Sampson QC and Matthew Brookes-Baker in the Court of Appeal in GC (A Child)

Re: GC (A Child) (WITHDRAWL OF ACRE PROCEEDINGS) [2020] EWCA Civ 848 

Jonathan Sampson QC appeared on behalf of the First Respondent Local Authority and Matthew Brookes-Baker appeared on behalf…

The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in G (A Child)

The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in G (A Child), a groundbreaking decision concerning the complex interplay of asylum law & international child abduction.

Edward Devereux QC appeared…

Jonathan Sampson QC and Matthew Brookes-Baker appeared in Re: GC [2020] EWCA Civ 848

Jonathan Sampson QC and Matthew Brookes-Baker appeared in Re: GC (A Child) (withdrawal of care proceedings) [2020] EWCA Civ 848 in the Court of Appeal remotely on behalf of the…

Edward Bennett secured the summary return of a child to Spain

Edward Bennett secured the summary return of a child to Spain in unusual circumstances where the child returned to the care of her non-primary carer father leaving her pregnant primary…

Rob George successfully represented the applicant father in Re E [2019] EWHC 3639 (Fam)

Rob George successfully represented the applicant father in Re E (A Child: Burial Arrangements) [2019] EWHC 3639 (Fam) in obtaining grant of sole letters of administration for his murdered daughter.

Martha Gray appears in the High Court

Martha Gray appears in the High Court, Family Division in a case concerning two missing children which has attracted national media attention.

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Jonathan Sampson and James Dove in the Family Court in Re S [2020] EWHC 217 (Fam)

Care proceedings stemming from a private law dispute where a mother made allegations against the fathers of her children. Both fathers denied the mother’s allegations that they had either sexually…

Nick Goodwin QC instructed by the Attorney General to act as amicus curiae in the Court of Appeal

Nick Goodwin QC was instructed by the Attorney General to act as amicus curiae in the Court of Appeal in Her Majesty’s Attorney General v Akhter & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 122

The case…

Rob George successfully defends a non-Hague abduction from Zambia

In a detailed judgment, Holman J found in favour of Rob’s case opposing the return of two children to Zambia. The judge expressed significant concern about the process required, whereby…

Matthew Brookes-Baker successfully obtains a costs order against a Local Authority

Matthew Brookes-Baker successfully obtains a costs order against a Local Authority in the Court of Appeal in Re W (A Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 77.

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