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- Contrary to court orders, the father had wrongfully taken his son – a young man of nineteen with profound learning disabilities – to live in the USA. The mother sought an order for his return to the UK. Russell J DBE held that there were grounds for finding that a return to the UK was not in the young man's best interests. The child's future as an adult lay in the USA and these proceedings were to come to an end in recognition of that fact. The appropriate forum for any future litigation was the court in Texas. Judgment, 15/04/2019, free
- To be broadcast on 21 March 2019. News, 19/02/2019, free
- Judgment in private children law proceedings considering whether the evidence of a psychotherapist could be admitted and whether the psychotherapist was instructed under Part 25. Judgment, 11/02/2019, free
- A Child Arrangements Order was made in favour of the child's aunt which allowed her to spend time with the child. A PR order was also made in favour of the aunt. Judgment, 06/02/2019, free
- The judge was entitled to say that this was an appropriate case for a shared residence order and that the mother should move from the North East to the South East such that shared care could work. Judgment, 14/12/2018, free
Latest know-how
- In a tweet: Proper approach when accused is to cross-examine their accuser Case note, 26/10/2018, members only
- President's Guidance announcing promulgation of the long awaited standard orders for children cases Practice note, 07/06/2018, free
- In a tweet: A flimsy recommendation by the guardian almost derails a CAO in a parental alienation case Case note, 19/01/2018, members only
- A successful appeal in relocation proceedings where the decision of the trial judge, who had refused the mother's ("M") application to relocate, was restored. Case note, 19/01/2018, members only
- In a tweet: Unsuccessful appeal against a living with order Case note, 19/01/2018, members only
Latest training
- Recording of webinar first broadcast on 21st March 2019 Webcast, 26/03/2019, members only
- Roshi Amiraftabi of 29 Bedford Row, reviews the key private children law cases, themes and practice developments from the past 12 months. Webcast, 31/05/2018, members only
- Recording of webinar broadcast live on 23 February 2017. Webcast, 02/03/2017, members only
- 12 questions to accompany Charlotte Trace's lecture on s8 and 11 CA applications CPD course, 06/09/2016, members only
- In this webcast, which was recorded on 1 September 2016, Charlotte Trace, barrister at 29 Bedford Row, takes us through how to make private law Children Act applications, principally applications under section 8 of the Act (namely for contact, residence, specific issue and prohibited steps orders) and applications under section 11 for contact activity directions and conditions, and for enforcement. Webcast, 02/09/2016, members only
Latest sources
- Came into force on 23 July 2018 Practice direction, 27/07/2018, free
- This order makes amendments to secondary legislation in consequence of s.12 Children and Families Act 2014, which removes the definition of “residence order” and “contact order” in s. 8(1) Children Act 1989 and introduces a new order, the “child arrangements order”. SI (external), 04/06/2014, free
- Form (external), 01/04/2010, free
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