15/04/24

New Reported Case: AB (A Child) [2024] EWHC 586 (Fam)

Dorothea Gartland KC led Edward Bennett of Harcourt Chambers in this decision by the President of the Family Division in which the Court granted the applicants the parental order they sought in circumstances where they had already adopted their child. The Court accepted the analysis and submissions made having considered the effect of s.67(1) of the ACA 2002 and s.54(1) of the HFEA 2008.

Click here to read the Judgment.

11/04/24

Five 4PB members represented various parties in the matter of R v M [2024] EWHC 720 (Fam)

Christopher Hames KC, Michael Gration KC, Mark Jarman KC, Jacqueline Renton Mani Singh Basi and Frankie Shama appeared in the judgment of  R v M (Hague Convention; Withdrawal of Application and Art. 16 (Parental Responsibility)) [2024] EWHC 720 (Fam) which was published today. The case deals with a withdrawal of a 1980 Hague Convention case and an application for recognition of rights of parental responsibility pursuant to Article 16 of the 1996 Hague Convention.

Read the judgment here

 

09/04/24

4PB London Marathon Team Run in Support of Leading Children’s Charity NSPCC

09/04/24

Kitty Broger-Bareham completes the London Landmarks Half Marathon in support of the NSPCC

04/04/24

Professor Jo Delahunty KC discusses the parallels between private and public law in Solicitor Journal

Solicitors Journal publishes “Public Law and private law: two sides of the same coin?” where Professor Jo Delahunty KC argues for “integrating Public Law’s rigorous evidence and professional standards into Private Law to enhance justice.”

04/04/24

The 4PB International Children Law Update – Winter/Early Spring 2024 edition is now available.