Appearing before Richards, Jackson and MacFarlane LLJ. Barry McAlinden successfully appeared for the grandmother of 4 children in care proceedings in an appeal against a decision of HHJ Tolson QC. The appeal concerned the implementation of a care plan for placement of the children with the grandmother, under a care order, by the respondent local […]
The case concerns the extent of local authorities powers to accommodate children under s. 20 of the Children Act 1989 in the face of objections by the parents. At trial, the judge followed the established authorities that such accommodation required informed consent and awarded damages of £10,000 to each parent for breach of their article […]
Sadly, Sir Henry died on 30th January following planned heart surgery. He was 81. Much has already been written about his prodigious achievements and deep humanity. There has been little mention, though, of his remarkable work in Albania over the last 8 or so years, tackling judicial corruption and promoting the rule of law. The […]
Francis Wilkinson represented the successful Appellant against a strike out in financial remedy proceedings. The final order had allowed the Husband to apply to vary the lump sum before the order was perfected. There were other proceedings which delayed his doing so, which eventually were finalised and he applied to vary the order as anticipated, […]
PM was in the US Navy in World War II when he was posted to Northern Ireland. He met, fell in love with and married OM while he was there. After the war she felt unable to live in the USA and the couple divorced. PM then married MM in the USA and raised a […]
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Max’s clients (together with the Applicants who were the original registered proprietors of the subject-property) were victims of fraudsters who procured the registration of the title to a substantial property in North London in their names and then sold it to Max’s clients, allegedly at an under-value. The Applicants sought the alteration (as opposed to […]
Is the creation or cancellation by the Land Registrar of an entry on the Register in reliance upon a voidable disposition mistaken for the purposes of Schedule 4 Land Registration Act 2002 ? No, says the Court of Appeal but, once the transaction has been set aside, the Register can be altered so as to bring it up to date. It […]
Jonathan Cowen successfully represented Birmingham City Council in the Court of Appeal in an appeal against a decision of the Court of Protection that a 16 year old disabled child (D), who lacked capacity to make decisions about his residence and care, was deprived of his liberty in a residential placement in circumstances where D’s […]
Sarah Salmon looks at two recent Court of Appeal decisions that provide guidance on: vulnerability under section 189(1)(c), Housing Act 1996; contracting out and the Public-Sector Equality Duty (PSED); and, intentional homelessness. Vulnerability after Hotak Following a raft of county court decisions that have been reported in Legal Action and on the Nearly Legal blog, […]