The International Family Law Group have acted for the respondent mother in successfully defending Hague Convention child abduction proceedings in a most unusual case of extensive delay brought about by proceedings in the home state. The case concerned a (then) 10-year-old child who had been removed to the UK by
With nearly 100 member states across the world, the Hague Conference is perhaps the most established and well-known organisation working in the area of private international law. It is this organisation that administers two particular conventions in relation to international children law, namely: The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil
The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in the matter of Re D (A Child) (Abduction: Child’s Objections: Representation of Child Party), in which our Partner, James Netto, represented the successful appellant child as his solicitor-guardian. The case showcases the complex issues engaged with the representation of
iFLG in the European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights has now handed down its decision in the matter of Agarwal v Czech Republic (Application no. 44870/19). Our client, Mr Pallav Agarwal, claimed a breach of his human rights following custody proceedings in the Czech courts.
By way of his judgment of Q v R, Mr Justice Williams ordered the summary return of a child, “E” to Ukraine. This is the first reported case of an abducted child being returned to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022. The case is available online here By
Concerns are growing for three British children, Khalid, Aasiyah and Maimunha Aljehani, who have been removed from England to Libya by their father. The mother initially agreed to the children going on holiday with their father to North Yorkshire; it has now been established that the father removed the children
Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and on international child abduction (recast) (otherwise known as ‘Brussels IIa Recast’) came into operation in the EU on 1 August 2022 Brussels IIa Recast,
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