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Law digests: 15 March 2024

15 March 2024
Issue: 8063 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Family

Re: R and Y (Children) [2024] EWCA Civ 131, [2024] All ER (D) 04 (Mar)

The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, allowed an appeal of the mother from a decision of a trial judge making an order for summary return of two children to the UAE. The parents married in the UK but lived and worked in the UAE. The children of the parents were born in the UAE. While the family were on holiday in the UK, the mother contacted the police and made a number of allegations against the father, including financial abuse, controlling and coercive behaviour, sexual assault and rape. The father was arrested and the family did not return to the UAE. The father started proceedings for an order under the High Court inherent jurisdiction, seeking the summary return of the children to the UAE. The order was made and the mother appealed. The findings made in a previous fact-finding judgment lay at the heart of the appeal. The judge made findings including findings of physical abuse

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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