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SD v BC [2026] NICA 3 (12 January 2025)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed a Hague Convention appeal and affirmed a return order for a child to the Republic of Ireland.
Boudjaja v Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) [2024] NICty 5 (23 September 2024)
A Northern Ireland County Court quashed NIHE’s refusal of housing assistance to an applicant with pre-settled status, finding the wrong legal test was used and enquiries were inadequate.
KH (Aged 5 Months), In the Matter Of [2024] NIFam 8 (22 July 2024)
The court assumed jurisdiction under Article 8 of the 1996 Hague Convention for a five-month-old child, while keeping the child in his Republic of Ireland foster placement.
AU v Belfast Health And Social Care Trust [2024] NICA 1 (05 January 2024)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland upheld an interim order suspending a father’s direct contact with his children, finding the welfare-based decision was not wrong.
A Mother v A Health and Social Care Trust and The Child and Family Agency [2023] NIFam 25 (21 December 2023)
The High Court in Northern Ireland dismissed a mother’s Hague Convention application, holding that a 14-month-old child was habitually resident in the Republic of Ireland.
GE, In the Matter Of (A Female Child Aged 4 Years) [2023] NIFam 21 (29 November 2023)
The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland held it had jurisdiction over a child residence application and granted a residence order to the grandmother.
RO (A Male Child Aged 18 Months), In the Matter Of [2023] NIFam 11 (28 July 2023)
The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland held it had jurisdiction over an 18-month-old child remaining in MEC and ordered the father to return him to his mother.
AB (A Minor), In the Matter Of [2023] NICA 37 (02 June 2023)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland allowed a Hague Convention appeal and confirmed the child’s return to Switzerland, holding that Swiss assurances removed any refoulement concern.
In the Matter of CX (A Male Child Aged 10 Years) [2022] NIFam 14 (24 March 2022)
The High Court in Northern Ireland held it had jurisdiction over a father’s contact and parental responsibility application because the child was habitually resident in Northern Ireland.
In the Matter of LS (A Male Child Aged 8 Months) [2022] NIFam 9 (28 February 2022)
The High Court in Northern Ireland held that an infant remained habitually resident in Northern Ireland, retained jurisdiction, and made an interim care order.
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