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    Judge Altman, the Designated Judge for London, has issued an Initial Local Plan for London dated 10th April 2008in respect of the implementation of the Public Law Outline (which is already in force). It applies to the London Care Centre which means the PRFD & Barnet, Kingston & Croydon County Courts & is relevant also to cases transferred into those courts from the FPCs.

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Articles listing » Monthly Family Law Updaters » Family Law Updater August 2008




News
LSC Annual Report
Children at risk of voilence after failures by family courts
Rosemary Bennett, Social Affairs Correspondent reports in The Times on 1st August 2008 on the recent Ofsted inspection into Cafcass.


Private Law Cases
N (A Child) [2008] EWCH 2042 (Fam)
Judgment concerning rights of audience for McKenzie Friends
Re A (A Child: Joint Residence/Parental Responsibility) [2008] EWCA Civ 867
An important case offering guidance on the use of shared residence. Appeal by mother against joint residence and parental responsibility orders in protracted contact case. Appeal dismissed.
F (A Child) [2008] EWCA Civ 938
Appeal by father against costs order arising from contested contact proceedings. Appeal allowed and costs reduced.
H (A Child) [2008] EWCA Civ 980
Appeal by mother against decision to allow father unsupervised contact with their daughter rather than adjourn for consideration at a later date. Appeal dismissed.
Re R (Family dispute: Evidence) CA, The Times, August 29, 2008


Ancillary Relief
Paulin v Paulin [2008] EWCA Civ 900
Application by husband for permission to appeal decision to annul a bankruptcy order in the course of ancillary relief proceedings. Application granted.
Staden v Jones [2008] EWCA Civ 936
Appeal against finding that a daughter could not enforce an agreement made by her divorced parents concerning an interest in the former matrimonial home. Appeal allowed.
Milton v Milton [2008] EWCA Civ 926
Husband appealed an order allowing wife three years to pay a lump sum. Appeal allowed.


Public Law Cases
B (A Child) [2008] EWCA Civ 928
Applications by M and F for permission to appeal refusal to allow assessments in care proceedings involving physical harm to their child. Applications refused.


Public Law Children
Z County Council v TS Ors [2008] EWHC 1773 (Fam)
Judgment concerning disclosure and publicity issues arising out of care proceedings.


Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence: local authority duties and responsibilities
Johanne Enright, a family barrister, and Justin Bates, a housing barrister, suggest some novel ways in which the duties of social housing landlords can be used to protect victims of domestic violence who for what ever reason do not fit the Family Law Act 1996 mould'.


Articles
Re B and the importance of the role and process of the adoption panel
Deborah Cullen analyses the guidance on the role and procedure for adoption panels set out in the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Re B.


Family Law Updater
Re X Y (Bundles) [2008] EWHC 2058 (Fam)

John Bolch of Family Lorecomments on the stern warning to the profession issued by Munby J regarding preparation of bundles.
R (on the application of G) v London Borough of Southwark [2008] EWCA Civ 877

Appeal against refusal to allow move for judicial review against a decision not to accommodate the claimant under the Children Act. Move to review allowed but application dismissed by majority of the Court of Appeal.
S (A Child) [2008] EWCA Civ 951

Application by Commissioner for Police for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, decision to allow disclosure of phone numbers in wardship proceedings and related possible criminal proceedings. Application and appeal allowed.