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17 Dec 2020 10:02
H V AN ADOPTION AGENCYLorraine Cavanagh QC led Eleanor Keehan in a case before Mr Justice McDonald in H v An Adoption Agency (Declaration of Parentage Following Adoption) [2020] EWFC 74. The novel issue in the case was whether the Family Court has jurisdiction to grant a declaration of parentage in respect of a natural more...
30 Apr 2020 15:08
COURT OF APPEAL FINDS REMOTE ADOPTION HEARING INAPPROPRIATEThe Court of Appeal has today shared its judgment re A (Children) Case No: B4/2020/0626 concerning an ongoing adoption case. The Court has decided not to uphold the judgment handed down by HHJ Dodd, which stated the final hearing of a year-long adoption case should not take place remotely, as it more...
3 Apr 2019 09:55
Peter Laverack in landmark ruling that legally recognises same-sex marriage in a British Overseas TerritoryEdward Fitzgerald QC of Doughty Chambers and Peter Laverack of 5 Essex Court, with local silk Ben Tonner QC of McGrath Tonner, successfully represented the petitioners (Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush) in the first case of its kind in the Caribbean. The Chief Justice modified the Marriage Law more...
14 Mar 2019 13:59
Post Adoption Contact considered in Court of AppealRE B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29 The issue of post-adoption contact was recently considered by the Court of Appeal in the case of Re B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29. The appellants were the natural parents represented by Vanessa Meachin QC and Sarah more...
7 Feb 2019 16:51
The Court of Justice of the European Union hears intercountry adoption caseCounsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers have appeared at the Court of Justice of the European Union in an intercountry adoption appeal. The child, ‘SM’, was adopted under the Algerian ‘Kefalah’ system by her French national legal guardians, who live in the UK as EEA nationals. The issue was whether SM more...
2 Jan 2019 09:50
Richard Alomo acts for successful claimant in an application for judicial reviewR (G) v HCC; Admin Court 20th December 2018 Richard represented the claimant whose children had been placed with prospective adopters by the defendant local authority in circumstances that were considered to be unfair. The family court had previously granted the defendant placement orders in more...
1 Nov 2018 16:03
Members Ranked in Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2019We are delighted to congratulate Nigel Moore for his ranking for Employment Law, Christopher Naish, Carol Mashembo & Rupert Chapman for their rankins for Matrimonial/Family Law and Gavin Collett for his ranking for planning. Chambers are very proud of their acheivements. more...
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