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Cases AE & JE v M [2021] EWHC 1957 (Fam) (13 July 2021), Russell J – Application by mature children in dispute between parents (in England and in Spain): a reflection of the reality of the children’s... Read more

Case Summaries  A v B (Port Alert) [2021] EWHC 1716 (Fam) (25 June 2021), Mostyn J – Application in wardship not appropriate for port alert: F could/should have applied in the Family Court in... Read more

Cases  Re F & G (Discharge of Special Guardianship Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 622 (30 April 2021) – A care order and a special guardianship order can exist in respect of the same child, if made in that... Read more

Cases Re C (A Child) [2021] EWFC 32 (13 April 2021), Sir James Munby – Another cri de coeur from Sir James as to the failure of lawyers to abide by bundles rules. Read more

Cases  LM v DM (Costs Ruling) [2021] EWFC 28 (12 March 2021), Mostyn J – Applicant for interim financial relief deprived of half of her costs because she did not negotiate openly and reasonably with... Read more

Case Summaries Re A & B (Children) (Deaf Parent - Assessment and Practice) [2021] EWFC 10 (9 February 2021), Elizabeth Isaacs as a High Court judge – Care order and placement of children aged two and... Read more

Case Summaries Salford CC v W & Ors (Religion and Declaration of Looked After Status) [2021] EWHC 61 (Fam) (19 January 2021), MacDonald J (see Public law children below) – The Family Division has... Read more

Cases Bell & anor v Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust [2020] EWHC 3274 (Admin), Div Ct (1 December 2020) – When is a child/young person competent to give valid consent to gender change treatment?... Read more

Cases Moutreuil v Andreewitch (Contempt: Sentence) [2020] EWHC 3085 (Fam) (16 November 2020), Cobb J – Committal of Mr A for contempt of a freezing order. Six months imprisonment suspended and... Read more