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Lauren Suding represented the child through his guardian in care proceedings where the parents had misled the court and professionals so that the child had unsupervised contact with his father (a paedophile). After analysing the benefits and drawbacks of adoption compared to long-term fostering, The judge agreed with the local authority and guardian and concluded that an adoption plan was necessary.

Timothy Carlisle acted for the defendant company which successfully resisted the 2 claimant companies’ application to enforce their third-tier loan security against its development site. The claimant companies applied for an order for sale of the land to enforce their loan security against the defendant, against its wishes and those of the top-tier chargee.

Rebecca Davis represented the successful respondent wife in divorce proceedings contested on the issue of jurisdiction. The parties had married in India under the Hindu Marriage Act. After the husband initiated divorce proceedings in India, the wife sought to issue an application for divorce in England and Wales.

Joshua Swirsky acted for the successful local authority in an age assessment case in which the Upper Tribunal considered the correct approach to interim relief. The judgment is a reminder that saying ‘each case depends on its own facts’ and ‘interim relief is not automatic in age assessment cases’ are not just mantras.