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WS v KL [2020] EWHC 2548- Another look on International Relocation

Rachel Chapman (2017)

This was an appeal by the Father against an order made in April 2020 which allowed the Mother to relocate to Hong Kong with the parties’ two children. As a short background, parties moved to the UK in 2016. In July 2019, following an argument between the parties, the Father made...

Gary Fawcett (1975)

This was a 25 year marriage with two children. The assets totalled £16m, and the costs were in excess of £1m. W raised conduct against H, in particular non disclosure of assets, and forming a (secret) competitor company to devalue the parties company. After the pretrial review, W took an...

Asher Shane (2010)

In July 2020 the Family Court heard C (Children: Welfare)(No.2) [2020] EWFC B36, a Public Law case concerning the welfare of two children aged 12 and 10 years, one of whom had complex care needs. Their mother, who was also diagnosed with ASD, wanted to put forward alternative Care Plans. In...

Barnaby Large (2007), Ian Wheaton (2002), , Laura Baines (2007), , Nigel Cholerton (2007)

No.18 Chambers are delighted to announce we have increased our recognition for the fifth year running in the annual Legal 500 rankings. The Legal 500 assesses law firms throughout the country and this year No.18 Chambers have been named as one of the recommended sets on the Western Circuit for...

Sarah Barber (2018)

No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Sarah Barber (2018) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of her Pupillage. Sarah was called to the Bar in 2018 after obtaining a ‘Very Competent’ grade on the BPTC. Prior to pupillage, Sarah provided assistance to solicitors in child...

Remotely Just or Just Remote?

Barnaby Large (2007)

Forgive the play on words above – I couldn’t resist the opportunity. Despite my rather unfair title, the Present of the Employment Tribunals in England & Wales has issued what seems to be a very sensible Direction & Guidance which came into force on 14th September 2020 to address the...

Gary Fawcett (1975)

This negligence case investigates limitation in financial remedy proceedings, with W complaining about her solicitors (the ‘firm’) negligence. The district judge decided that W’s claim against the ‘firm’: so far as founded in contract, was time barred, after expiry of the six-year limitation period, see s.5 of the Limitation Act 1980, ...

Asher Shane (2010)

The Academy of Experts’ judicial committee, led by former Supreme Court judge Lord Saville, has produced guidance on the giving of remote evidence for expert witnesses. Although many expert witnesses will already have experienced giving evidence remotely via videolink, this is unlikely to have been in situations where some or all...

Updated Orders by Mr Justice Mostyn

Following the publication of the standard financial and enforcement orders by Mr Justice Mostyn in August 2019, there have been several updates. In order to assist financial remedy practitioners, please find below a link to the latest financial remedy and enforcement orders For those in children work, the up to date 29th...

Sarah Barber (2018)

A Mother, supported in her position by the Father and the Children’s Guardian, has successfully appealed an order that the children are removed from her care under pre-existing ICOs. The context of the proceedings were that the LA initially applied for removal of the children to foster care under ICOs, but...

Gary Fawcett (1975)

The Lord Chief Justice has issued an updated Practice Direction on committal for contempt of court in open court. Except in relation to proceedings for contempt of court to which part 81 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 apply, the Practice Direction applies to all proceedings for committal...

In a recent case, H had left the fmh, but continued to make certain payments to third parties. W claimed mps. H agreed to undertake to make certain payments to third parties and gave an undertaking to do the same. The issue of quantum of mps was determined by the...

Sarah Barber (2018)

In the recent case of Re Y (Children in Care: Change of Nationality) [2020] EWCA Civ 1038, the court considered the nature of the LA’s corporate PR to make decisions relating to children in care. Background The proceedings concerned 2 children of Indian nationality who were born in the UK. The children...

Sarah Barber (2018)

This landmark case furthered the decision of Pimlico Plumbers v Smith [2018] UKSC 29 in deciding when a Claimant is a ‘worker’ or an ‘employee’. The Claimant, Ms Gorman, a hairdresser at a Terence Paul salon in Manchester, brought an action against her former employers for holiday pay, notice pay and...

Sarah Barber (2018)

Practice guidance has been issued by Mrs Justice Theis (Acting President of the Family Division) on Service of Part 4 Family Law Act 1996 applications, orders and notification to the police. At the Family Procedure Rule Committees meeting in July 2020 they considered the issue of service arrangements for applications...

Re C and the dangers of remote hearings

Re C [2020] EWCA Civ 987 is a warning to practitioners and Judges alike. A hybrid hearing took place, where medical evidence was conducted by Zoom. The Appellant however gave evidence in the court building. During her second day of evidence, the Appellant stated she was unwell with back pain...

Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 (coming into force on 23 August 2020) The Statutory Instrument is being published via the Legislation website at: The on-line rules/web site will also be updated accordingly. This follows The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020, which came into effect on 25...

Sarah Barber (2018)

The case of GC v A County Council and Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 848 concerned an application for care orders by a Local Authority in respect of a child who had suffered a suspected NAI. The injury was a small fracture and haematoma which the adult family members could not...

Last Month in the Legal Gazette one of the commentators was quoted as saying that ‘ Business as usual ‘for Personal Injury and Civil work is a ‘fairly distant prospect’. Whether this is still true after the latest announcement from Lord Chief Justice and Lord Justice Lindblom ( which details the...

James Vatcher (2006)

No.18 Are delighted to announce that James Vatcher appeared on South Today together with Eleanor Towsey of KJ Smith to discuss the impact of Covid 19 on the Family Courts. Click here to view a full copy of the interview by Sophia Seth....

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