July 2014

Civil Litigation : Mitchell Case On 4th July 2014 the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment of significant importance to all those who practice civil litigation. The case in question concerned three combined appeals (Denton v T H White; Decadent Vapours v Bevan; Utilise v Davies) which placed the judgment in Mitchell v NGN under scrutiny. The Law Society and the Bar Council were invited to intervene. The significance of the judgment is that…

Yesterday (26 June 2014), the Court of Appeal gave judgment in the case of EV (Philippines), which gives some helpful practical guidance on the assessment of a child’s best interests, as part of the consideration of Article 8. This judgment will also be useful when you are considering whether a Judge has made a proper assessment of a child’s best interests in their determination. Read more about Article 8.