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10 January 2019
Issue: 7823 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Weekly law digests

Abduction

Re C (children) (abduction: physical or psychological harm) [2018] EWCA Civ 2834, [2019] All ER (D) 02 (Jan)

The appellant father was successful in his appeal against the judge’s decision to dismiss his application for the return of his two children to South Africa, pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in allowing the appeal, held that the evidence had not supported the judge’s conclusions on which he had based his determination that Art 13(b) had been established, and the judge had failed to analyse the nature and degree of any risk based on the situation, as it would be for the children, in the future.

Child

Re A and B (children) [2018] EWHC 3491 (Fam), [2019] All ER (D) 01 (Jan)

The balance came down clearly and decisively against granting the applicant journalist permission to publish information about care proceedings brought by the respondent local authority in relation to two children. The Family Division also held that an injunction sought

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Alexia Haines & Kelsey Wells

Clarke Willmott—Alexia Haines & Kelsey Wells

Clarke Willmott strengthens Birmingham private client team with double appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries

NEWS
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
Artificial intelligence does not demand a wholesale rewrite of liability law, argues an article challenging claims that new technology has created an accountability gap
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
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