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The High Court authorised ST’s deprivation of liberty, holding the restrictions were necessary and proportionate while a step-down plan and wider care arrangements were progressed.
The Court of Appeal held that the judge had approached the special guardianship decision as a simple welfare balance and should have applied proportionality and, in context, threshold analysis.
The Supreme Court held that a child’s views can be considered under article 13(b) of the Hague Convention, but still dismissed the appeal and upheld refusal of return.
The High Court dismissed a mother and aunt’s bid to control funeral arrangements, holding the deceased had wished to be cremated and that the children had priority.
The Court of Protection granted Alison Parr personal welfare deputyship for her adult daughter Ruby and varied reporting restrictions to permit naming the family.
The Family Court made final care orders for A, B and C, and a placement order for C. Contact was reduced to support permanence and stability.
The High Court held the children had become habitually resident in Kenya by mid-August 2025, so there was no wrongful retention and the mother’s return application failed.
The Court of Appeal allowed a local authority appeal, substituting a placement order for a care order and directing sibling contact to preserve family ties.
L (A Child: Placement and Contact Orders), Re [2026] EWCA Civ 639 (20 May 2026)
The Court of Appeal held that a placement order, not long-term foster care, best met A’s lifelong welfare needs and made a sibling contact order.
The High Court refused a stay of enforcement pending appeal or Russian bankruptcy and made Part 36 costs and interest orders after the claimant won recognition and enforcement.
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