- The mother's Article 13(b) defence was not made out and the judge ordered that the child be returned to Latvia. Judgment, 26/03/2019, free
- Judgment (external), 31/12/2011, free
- Judgment (external), 31/12/2008, free
- A case involving cross-applications for residence and which led to a fact finding hearing as to whether or not C's father had sexually abused her Judgment, 10/07/2012, free
- A contact case in which no order for direct contact was made between the child and F, despite F being "an unimpeachable father who has been consistently prevented from enjoying contact with his daughter by an implacably hostile mother". The previous systemic failure ended in a hearing which itself was highly unsatisfactory and where the judge had failed to conduct a sufficiently thorough analysis, such that it made it almost inevitable that the court ordered a full rehearing. Judgment, 09/09/2013, free
- Appeal by mother against interim contact order in favour of father. Appeal allowed. Judgment, 19/05/2013, free
- Appeal by mother against quantum of periodical payments arising from Sch1 Children Act proceedings and involving consideration of the 'millionaire's defence' in such cases. Appeal dismissed. Judgment, 11/12/2014, free
- Appeals arising from Schedule 1 claims concerning correction of a previous judgment in the proceedings and whether the father should not be penalised for failing to complete an incorrect version of Form E as directed. Appeals dimissed. Judgment, 27/06/2014, free
- Re-hearing of father's application for contact in long-running proceedings concerning 14 year old child. Judgment, 26/06/2015, free
- Appeal by wife against order allowing father supervised contact where she argued that the judge had not sufficiently considered his own findings that the father had been guilty of, among other things, abusive sexual conduct towards her. Appeal dismissed. Judgment, 22/05/2015, free
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