The 4PB International Children Law Update – Summer 2025 Edition is Now Available

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Contents

1. Do inconsistencies in the parties’ evidence undermine the core of their allegations?
2. High Court finds that despite the available protective measures, a return order would jeopardise a respondent’s mental health
3. The High Court considers the principle of comity between the English court and the court in Dubai
4. The Court of Appeal clarifies that an application for the summary return of a child to a non-Hague country under the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction must be determined based on the child’s best interests
5. Impact of the War in Israel on a respondent’s Article 13(b) defence
6. A Respondent’s refusal to return and setting aside a 1980 Hague Return Order