The trial judge had no power to strike out or otherwise summarily determine H’s application to set aside a consent order on grounds of W’s non-disclosure. She had come into a significant amount of money following the FDR but had not disclosed it. At issue was whether the court did have power to strike out …
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The office of the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee has published a new referral form to be used where the OS is proposed as Litigation Friend for family proceedings. It is not relevant to Children Act public law cases. The form is for solicitors to provide additional information about a child or protected party where …
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Family and children practitioners should note that HMRC recently issued revised forms for a child’s change of name by Deed Poll. The relevant forms are LOC022, LOC023, LOC024 and LOC026. The forms have seen several updates this year – the latest bring consistency with guidance for adults, and updated Welsh guidance. Source: www.gov.uk.
M was given permission to adduce new evidence which undermines the judge’s findings to such an extent that none of them can stand, the CA has ruled. The trial had made various findings as to the circumstances in which M’s children travelled without her from their Afghanistan home and came to be living in England …
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