Family law team acts in two reported cases

14th December 2020

This quarter, our team has acted in two reported cases, both involving Dorian Day.

The first is Local Authority -v- Mother (1) Father (2) Lucy (By Her Children’s Guardian) and Belinda [2020] EWHC 2801 (Fam), a complex case considering where Lucy should be placed following on from a lengthy and difficult finding of fact hearing. Dorian DayDorian DayCall: 1987 represented Belinda, Lucy’s older sister who was successful in arguing that Lucy should be placed with her alongside a package of support, in opposition to the local authority’s care plan. To read the full judgment please click here.

The second reported case is Re Y (Children in Care: Change of Nationality) [2020] EWCA Civ 1038, which involved Dorian Day and Matiss KruminsMatiss KruminsCall: 2008. An interesting case before the Court of Appeal which raises the question of whether a local authority has the statutory power to take steps to change the nationality of a child in its care against the wishes of the child's parents, or whether it must first seek the approval of the court. To read the full case and outcome please click here.

For more information or to instruct our barristers, please contact family practice directors Robert Leonard or Ian Charlton.