by reporting watch team | Apr 30, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This post is about a High Court case called Re MFS (Appeal: Transfer of Primary Care) [2019] EWHC 768 (Fam), a judgment delivered in March by Mr Justice Williams. We wrote this post some weeks ago, but the judgment was removed from BAILII before we published, so we...
by Lucy R | Apr 17, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging, Notorious
Since yesterday the news has been full of reports about a Ukrainian ‘Billionaire, Sergiy Tigipko, investigated over abduction of [his] UK grandchildren’ (See the BBC. Also, for example, Businessman reveals fight to bring daughters back to UK after ex-wife...
by Polly Morgan | Apr 11, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation
Giving hope to all concierges who date cosmetics heiresses,* The Times tells us that ‘Concierge who wed Avon heiress wins £1.3 million despite pre-nup deal’. Ipekçi v McConnell is a case between – yes, you’ve guessed it – a hotel concierge,...
by Paul M | Mar 30, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
This case concerned the question whether, on an appeal, a child was entitled to choose and be represented by a solicitor of her own choice, instead of the solicitor already instructed by the court-appointed guardian. At the time of the appeal the child was almost 13...
by reporting watch team | Mar 9, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Re B (A Child) (Post-adoption contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29 is the first time (since a change in the law in 2014) that the Court of Appeal has considered when an order should be made that an adopted child will have continuing contact with their birth family after he or...
by Emma Nottingham | Feb 25, 2019 | Explanation, FCReportingWatch
What is the law? Last week on Coronation Street, 14-year-old Amy Barlow had an abortion. In line with the current law in England and Wales, she was able to do so without her parents consent. The story caught media attention after twitter users appeared surprised by...
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