HHJ Bellamy: Christmas Newsletter
Please find attached His Honour Judge Bellamy's Christmas Newsletter...
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17
December
16
December
Re: R (A Child): A Major Clarification of Re: B-S
Please read with care the attached judgment handed down 16.12.14 in the Court of Appeal in the case of Re: R (A Child) EWCA Civ 1625. It is respectfully suggested that all care practitioners should familiarise themselves with this case very promptly. It contains an overview of...
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20
November
Case Law Updater: Private Law – October 2014
Please find attached a private law case updater. This has been compiled by Ricky Seal of No.5 Chambers. Private law case updaters will be posted on the website on a bi-monthly basis....
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20
November
Case Law Updater: Ancillary Relief – October 2014
Please find attached a case law updater for ancillary relief. This has been compiled by Dewinder Birk of No.5 Chambers. Ancillary relief case law updates will appear on the website on a bi-monthly basis....
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20
November
Case Law Updater: September 2014
Please find attached a case law updater combining private and public law cases. This has been compiled by Claire Howell of No. 5 Chambers....
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09
November
Recent Court of Appeal Judgment: M-H (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1396
The recent Court of Appeal judgment of M-H (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1396 is an important judgment dealing with a mother's appeal against a placement order in relation to her daughter. The issues for the Court of Appeal were two-fold, namely whether the judge at first...
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04
November
Re D (A Child) [2014] EWFC 39
Re D (A Child) [2014] EWFC 39 On 31st October 2014 the President of the Family Division Sir James Munby delivered an approved judgment in the above case dealing specifically with the impact of the denial of legal aid to the parents in the case. Both...
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04
November
Reported Case: Re V (A Child: Identification of Perpetrator)
Please take note of the above case report - Re V (A Child:Identification of Perpetrator) (28th October 2014) The Judgment was handed down by His Honour Judge Bellamy. The court was asked by the local authority to identify which of the multiple injuries suffered by the...
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30
October
Reported case: H (A Child – Breach of Convention Rights – Damages) [2014] EWFC 38
Please take note of the above case report- The judgment of His Honour Judge Bellamy in H (A Child - Breach of Convention Rights - Damages) [2014] EWFC 38 addresses the successful claim for damages in care proceedings for breach of the parents' human rights. The parents asserted that...
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28
October
Reported Case: M (A Child : Failure to Comply with Achieving Best Evidence)
Please take note of the above case report - M (A Child : Failure to Comply with Achieving Best Evidence) [2014] EWFC B141 (27 October 2014) The Judgment was handed down by His Honour Judge Bellamy and deals with, in particular, failure to comply with ABE...
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