Law reports – Page 2

  • Mr Justice Mostyn
    Law Report

    Costs (family)

    2014-11-20T12:19:00Z

    In financial proceedings the Family Division imposed a costs penalty on the husband. The judge commented on the scale of the costs incurred by the parties, which he described as ‘totally disproportionate’.

  • Birmingham UK
    Law Report

    Parental order

    2014-10-16T11:40:00Z

    The Family Division held that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 did not have the effect of preventing the court from making a parental order.

  • Will
    Law Report

    Costs

    2014-09-26T10:55:00Z

    A full report of the judgment in the costs case related to Marley v Rawlings, in which parents had each signed the wrong mirror will.

  • Family outline
    Law Report

    Family

    2014-08-27T11:23:00Z

    In this adoption application, the parent and step-parent of a child applied to the court to adopt a mother’s two children (by different fathers).  The trial judge refused application so the father appealed.

  • Law Report

    Probate

    2014-01-28T14:26:00Z

    The judgment in the Marley v Rawlings wills mix-up appeal. General guidance was also provided in the matter of validity of wills.

  • Law Report

    Medical treatment

    2013-08-27T14:31:00Z

    Adult patient – Consent to treatment – Patient lacking capacity – Adult male, DE, having learning difficulties

  • Law Report

    Human rights

    2013-08-19T17:08:00Z

    Child – Court proceedings in relation to child – Proceedings in private

  • Law Report

    Marriage

    2013-08-19T17:04:00Z

    Validity – Declaration – Respondent lacking capacity having married abroad in arranged marriage ceremony