Order 6.4 – Arbitration Initial Gatekeeper's Order
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Hannah Smith
Jurisdiction in Practice Post-Brexit
Mark Ablett, Pump Court Chambers, provides an outline glance at jurisdiction domestically and relationships with EU Member States post-Brexit, including divorce jurisdiction and what takes the place of the lis pendens provisions from Brussels IIa.
President’s Memorandum: Witness Statements
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President’s Memorandum: Drafting Orders
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ES v LS [2021] EWHC 2758 (Fam)
The Latvian father made a Hague Convention 1980 application for the summary return of the two children, aged 14 and 12. The mother alleged that the father had orally agreed to the children remaining in England after she brought them there. The mother's defences were settlement under Article
BS (a Child) (Child abduction) [2021] EWHC 2643 (Fam)
The father applied under the Child Abduction Custody Act 1985 for the summary return of the daughter to Italy pursuant to the 1980 Hague Convention. The mother had removed her to England in February 2021. The mother accepted that the child's views on return were ambivalent. Her defence
Consultation on a proposal for a standard reporting permission order in financial remedy proceeding
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