Family Law

The Court of Appeal (CoA) had to answer whether a family member of a secure tenant has the right to buy posthumously under the Housing Act 1985.

Background:

Mrs. Laura Howe was the secure tenant of

The High Court was faced with tragic circumstances and the difficult question of whether EF could use an embryo created with his sperm and his late wife’s eggs in treatment with a surrogate.

The High Court had to apply the common law test for the recognition of foreign adoption.

Background:

Mrs. O, a Nigerian-born born in 1972, moved to live in the UK with her family circa. 1978. In

The Court heard a case which raised important legal questions regarding the correct interpretation of Section 83 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (ACA 2002) and the possibility of making an

The High Court faced an application for a Parental Order relating to a surrogacy arrangement made in Germany.

Background:

Mrs. W and Mr. W applied for a Parental Order application for their son F

The Court of Appeal (CoA) was asked whether the Lower Court should have set a judgement aside based on inaccurate evidence given by the wife and her failure to comply with her duty to give full and

It is tempting to sub-sell interests in a property to your spouse to avoid paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). However, such a scheme could, in fact, backfire and result in a higher consideration being

The High Court (HC) recently heard an appeal against a Family Court Order (FCO) permitting a mother to relocate with her child.

Background:

The father and mother met in 2015 and were married in

The High Court was faced with this very unusual question when a mother did not seek to sequester the father’s property to pay the money she was owed, but rather to fund the costs of her litigation in

The High Court heard an appeal against interim orders, one of which dispense with Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR) and proceed straight to a final hearing.

Background:

Various interim orders have

Financial provision after an overseas divorce is regulated under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (MFPA 1984). For the dissolution of a civil partnership, the financial

The High Court rejected a father’s request for a non-therapeutic circumcision of his son who is subject to a care order.

Background:

G is a 16-month-old boy subject to a care order in favour of the

The question is often raised as to whether a step-parent living with their partner’s child can acquire parental responsibility and, if so, how. The law is clear that a step-parent who is either

The High Court quashed a lower court decision due to serious procedural errors and the perception of potential harm to the children.

Background:

The parties had been married but, after they

The High Court was faced with the delicate question of whether parental consent was sufficient for the treatment and restraint of a 12-year-old suffering from severe anorexia nervosa.

This was the overarching question at the heart of the decision in Armeniakou vs Thomson, whereby the High Court was asked to apply a worldwide freeing order relating to substantial cryptocurrency

The High Court considered the scope of the ‘intolerable situation’ that it must consider under Article 13(b) of the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

The High Court concluded that family proceedings cannot be used to influence the Home Office in making a decision, even if it is in the best interest of the child. Clarifying a child’s immigration

The Court of Appeal (CoA) confirmed a High Court decision that a sperm donor can be the legal father of a child.

Background:

This case concerned an application by a biological mother (P) regarding

The question of whether the local authority (LA) can proceed with the adoption of a child without notifying the extended family lies at the heart of the case of CB. Having reviewed all the