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Jurisdiction and the Global Reach of London’s Family Courts

Potanin v Potanina UKSC – Jurisdiction and the Global Reach of London’s Family Courts Introduction The 2023 UK Supreme Court case of Potanin v Potanina UKSC 15 is a landmark...

Relocation, Relationships, and Jurisdiction Risk

MCB v NMF CSIH 25: Relocation, Relationships, and Jurisdiction Risk Introduction The 2018 Scottish Inner House of the Court of Session case, MCB v NMF CSIH 25, stands as a...

A Defining Case on Parental Misconduct and Child Welfare

Mahmoud v Glanville & Anor : A Defining Case on Parental Misconduct and Child Welfare Introduction The 2025 case of Mahmoud v Glanville & Anor has become a significant authority...

Re X, Y and Z (2022) – Parental Orders, International Surrogacy, and the Court’s Flexible Approach to Time Limits

Re X, Y and Z (2022) – Parental Orders, International Surrogacy, and the Court’s Flexible Approach to Time Limits Introduction The 2022 decision in $Re X, Y and Z is...

Chalmers v Johns [1999] 1 FLR 392 – The Balance of Harm Test in Occupation Orders

Overview Chalmers v Johns 1 FLR 392 remains a key authority on the interpretation of section 33 of the Family Law Act 1996. The case clarified how the courts should...

Grubb v Grubb [2009] EWCA Civ 976 – Enforcement, Contempt, and Proportionality in Family Law

Grubb v Grubb EWCA Civ 976 – Enforcement, Contempt, and Proportionality in Family Law Overview Grubb v Grubb EWCA Civ 976 remains a leading authority on the principles of enforcement,...

Case Note: Re Simon [2025] EWFC 249

Case Note: Re Simon EWFC 249 Introduction The case of Re Simon provides further helpful guidance and a good indication of the planning that should be undertaken by a parent...

F v M [2021] EWFC 4 (Hayden J)

F v M EWFC 4 (Hayden J) Introduction This case remains the key authority on coercive and controlling behaviour in private law children cases. Mr Justice Hayden provided a thorough...

White v White [2000] UKHL 54

White v White UKHL 54 The House of Lords introduced the “yardstick of equality” as the measure of fairness between the breadwinner and the homemaker. Introduction In a foundational decision...

Yemshaw v Hounslow LBC [2011] UKSC 3

Yemshaw v Hounslow LBC UKSC 3 The Supreme Court expands the definition of domestic violence. Introduction In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court expanded the definition of domestic violence to...

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Jurisdiction and the Global Reach of London’s Family Courts

Relocation, Relationships, and Jurisdiction Risk

A Defining Case on Parental Misconduct and Child Welfare

Re X, Y and Z (2022) – Parental Orders, International Surrogacy, and the Court’s Flexible Approach to Time Limits

Chalmers v Johns [1999] 1 FLR 392 – The Balance of Harm Test in Occupation Orders

Grubb v Grubb [2009] EWCA Civ 976 – Enforcement, Contempt, and Proportionality in Family Law

Case Note: Re Simon [2025] EWFC 249

F v M [2021] EWFC 4 (Hayden J)

White v White [2000] UKHL 54

Yemshaw v Hounslow LBC [2011] UKSC 3

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