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Subject: Family Law
Compiled By: Dr Sarah Trotter, LSE Law School
Last Updated: 17 August 2022
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| Number | Case | Citation | Court Level | Nutshell Descriptor |
| 1 | A Mother v Derby City Council | [2021] EWCA Civ 1867 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Unregistered children's homes; inherent jurisdiction |
| 2 | A v A (A Minor) (Financial Provision) | [1995] 1 FCR 309; [1994] 1 FLR 657 |
High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial provision for children; property adjustment orders |
| 3 | A v A (Financial Provision: Conduct) | [1995] 1 FLR 345 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial provision; conduct |
| 4 | A v B (Contact: Alternative Families) (also known as: A v B (Lesbian Co-Parents: Role of Father) | [2012] EWCA Civ 285 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Contact; sperm donors |
| 5 | A v B (Damages: Paternity) | [2007] EWHC 1246 (QB); [2007] 3 FCR 861 |
High Court (EWHC QB) | Paternity fraud; damages |
| 6 | A v N (Committal: Refusal of Contact) (also known as: Re N (A Minor)) | [1997] 2 FCR 475 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Contact; committal |
| 7 | A v P | [2011] EWHC 1738 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Surrogacy; death; parental orders |
| 8 | AB v BD (Financial Remedies) | [2020] EWHC 857 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies; pre-nuptial agreement |
| 9 | AB v CD | [2018] EWHC 1590 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Surrogacy; parental orders; child arrangements orders; wardship; parental responsibility |
| 10 | Akhter v Khan (also known as: Attorney General v Akhter) | [2020] EWCA Civ 122 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Marriage; non-qualifying ceremonies; distinction between void marriages and non-qualifying ceremonies |
| 11 | Al-Saedy v Musawi (Presumption of Marriage) | [2010] EWHC 3293 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Presumption of marriage; cohabitation |
| 12 | Armes v Nottinghamshire CC | [2017] UKSC 60 | Supreme Court | Foster care; duty of care; vicarious liability of local authority |
| 13 | B and L v UK | Appl. No. 36536/02 | European Court of Human Rights | Prohibited degrees of relationships; right to marry |
| 14 | B v B (Occupation Order) | [1999] 1 FLR 715 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Occupation orders |
| 15 | B v P (Adoption by Unmarried Father) (also known as: Re B (A Child) (Adoption: Natural Parent), Re B (A Child) (Sole Adoption by Unmarried Parent), Re B (Adoption by Unmarried Father), B (A Child) v RP, Re B (A Child) (Adoption by One Natural Parent to the Exclusion of Other) | [2001] UKHL 70 | House of Lords | Adoption; single parent |
| 16 | B v P (also known as: VB v JP) | [2008] EWHC 112 (Fam); [2008] 2 FCR 682 |
High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial orders; compensation; variation of periodical payments order |
| 17 | B v S (Contempt: Imprisonment of Mother) | [2009] EWCA Civ 548 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Contact; committal |
| 18 | Barrett v Barrett | [1988] 2 FLR 516 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Periodical payments; earning capacity; termination |
| 19 | Barrett v Enfield LBC | [2001] 2 AC 550 | House of Lords | Adoption; duty of care of local authority |
| 20 | Bellinger v Bellinger | [2001] EWCA Civ 1140 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Gender; marriage |
| 21 | Birch v Birch | [2017] UKSC 53 | Supreme Court | Financial orders; consent orders; undertakings; variation |
| 22 | Birmingham City Council v H | [1994] 2 AC 212 | House of Lords | Child welfare; paramountcy; contact |
| 23 | BN v MA (Maintenance Pending Suit: Prenuptial Agreement) | [2013] EWHC 4250 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Pre-nuptial agreement; periodical payments |
| 24 | Brack v Brack | [2018] EWCA Civ 2862 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Pre-nuptial agreement; jurisdiction |
| 25 | Burden v UK | Appl. No. 13378/05 | European Court of Human Rights | Civil partnership; cohabiting siblings |
| 26 | C (A Child) v XYZ County Council (also known as: Re C (A Child)) | [2007] EWCA Civ 1206 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; secret birth |
| 27 | C v C (Application for Non Molestation Order: Jurisdiction) | [1998] Fam 70; [1998] 2 WLR 599 (ICLR) |
High Court (EWHC Fam) | Non-molestation orders; 'molestation' |
| 28 | C v C (Financial Provision: Personal Damages) | [1995] 2 FLR 171 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial provision; personal damages; disability |
| 29 | C v F (Disabled Child: Maintenance Orders) | [1999] 1 FCR 39 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision for children |
| 30 | Chai v Peng | [2017] EWHC 792 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies; sharing; special contribution |
| 31 | Chalmers v Johns | [1999] 2 FCR 110 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Occupation orders |
| 32 | Charman v Charman | [2007] EWCA Civ 503 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; exceptional contribution |
| 33 | Christine Goodwin v UK | Appl. No. 28957/95 | European Court of Human Rights | Gender; legal recognition |
| 34 | Clutton v Clutton | [1991] 1 FLR 242 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; Martin orders |
| 35 | Cooper-Hohn v Hohn | [2014] EWHC 4122 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies; special contribution |
| 36 | Corbett v Corbett (otherwise Ashley) | [1971] P 83 | High Court (Probate, Divorce & Admiralty Division) | Marriage; nullity; gender |
| 37 | D-E v A-G, falsely calling herself D-E | (1845) 1 Rob Eccl 279 | Ecclesiastical Court | Marriage; nullity; consummation |
| 38 | Delaney v Delaney | [1990] 2 FLR 457 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; nominal payments orders |
| 39 | Dickson v UK | Appl. No. 44362/04 | European Court of Human Rights | Access to reproductive treatment; life imprisonment |
| 40 | DL v EL (Hague Abduction Convention) | [2013] UKSC 75 | Supreme Court | Habitual residence; inherent jurisdiction; international child abduction |
| 41 | Dobson v Griffey | [2018] EWHC 1117 (Ch) | High Court (EWHC Ch) | Cohabitation; property rights; constructive trusts; proprietary estoppel |
| 42 | Dolan v Corby | [2011] EWCA Civ 1664 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Occupation orders |
| 43 | Dorney-Kingdom v Dorney-Kingdom | [2000] 3 FCR 20 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; child support; Segal orders |
| 44 | DS v HR (Hadkinson Order) | [2019] EWHC 2425 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child maintenance; Hadkinson orders |
| 45 | Duxbury v Duxbury | [1992] Fam 62 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; cohabitation; Duxbury calculations |
| 46 | Edgar v Edgar | [1980] 1 WLR 1410 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; separation agreements |
| 47 | Elliott v Elliott | [2001] 1 FCR 477 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; Mesher orders |
| 48 | Evans v UK | Appl. No. 6339/05 | European Court of Human Rights | Right to respect for the decision to become/not become a parent |
| 49 | Father v Mother (also known as: Re A (Letter to a Young Person)) | [2017] EWFC 48 | Family Court | Judgments; relocation |
| 50 | FF v KF | [2017] EWHC 1093 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies; needs |
| 51 | Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association | [2000] 1 FCR 21 | House of Lords | The meaning of family in law; same-sex couple; tenancy succession |
| 52 | Fowler v Barron | [2008] EWCA Civ 377 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Unmarried couple; presumption of joint beneficial ownership |
| 53 | FS v RS | [2020] EWFC 63 | Family Court | Inherent jurisdiction; financial provision; application of adult child against parents |
| 54 | G v F (Non-Molestation Order: Jurisdiction) (also known as: G v G (Non Molestation Order: Jurisdiction)) | [2000] Fam 186 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Cohabitants; associated persons; non-molestation orders |
| 55 | G v G (Occupation Order: Conduct) | [2000] 3 FCR 53 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Occupation orders |
| 56 | Gandhi v Patel | [2002] 1 FLR 603 | High Court (EWHC Ch) | Non-marriage |
| 57 | Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza (also known as: Mendoza v Ghaidan, Ghaidan v Mendoza, Godin-Mendoza v Ghaidan)) | [2004] UKHL 30 | House of Lords | Tenancy succession; same-sex couple; difference in treatment |
| 58 | Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech AHA | [1985] 3 All ER 402 | House of Lords | Gillick competence; contraception; consent; parental consent |
| 59 | Gray v Work (also known as: W v G, Work v Gray) | [2017] EWCA Civ 270 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; special contribution |
| 60 | Griffiths v Tickle | [2021] EWCA Civ 1882 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Domestic abuse; child welfare; anonymity; open justice |
| 61 | H v H (Financial Relief: Attempted Murder as Conduct) | [2005] EWHC 2911 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies; conduct; needs |
| 62 | H v R | [2021] EWHC 1943 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Adoption; declaration of parentage |
| 63 | Hale v Tanner | [2000] EWCA Civ 5570 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Non-molestation orders; committal |
| 64 | Haley v Haley | [2020] EWCA Civ 1369 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; arbitration |
| 65 | Hart v Hart | [2017] EWCA Civ 1306 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets |
| 66 | Hayatleh v Mofdy | [2017] EWCA Civ 70 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Presumption of marriage; cohabitation |
| 67 | Hayes v Willoughby | [2013] UKSC 17 | Supreme Court | Harassment |
| 68 | Helene v Bailey | [2022] EWFC 5 | Family Court | Financial remedies; committal; contempt; admissibility |
| 69 | Hirani v Hirani | [1983] 4 FLR 232 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Valid consent to a marriage; duress |
| 70 | H-J v H-J (Financial Provision: Equality) (also known as: HJ v HJ (Financial Provision: Equality)) | [2002] 1 FLR 415 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies |
| 71 | Holmes-Moorhouse v London Borough of Richmond upon Thames LBC | [2009] UKHL 7 | House of Lords | Shared residence orders; local housing authorities |
| 72 | Hudson v Hathway | [2022] EWHC 631 (QB) | High Court (EWHC QB) | Co-ownership; cohabiting couple; constructive trusts |
| 73 | Hudson v Leigh | [2009] EWHC 1306 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Marriage; non-qualifying ceremonies |
| 74 | Humphreys v Revenue and Customs Commissioners | [2012] UKSC 18 | Supreme Court | Child tax credit; discrimination |
| 75 | HW v WW | [2022] 1 FCR 353 | Family Court | Financial remedies; consent orders; impact of COVID-19 pandemic; Barder conditions |
| 76 | HX v Local Authority (Application to Revoke Adoption Order) | [2020] EWHC 1287 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Adoption; revocation |
| 77 | Hyde v Hyde (also known as: Hyde v Hyde and Woodmansee) | [1866] UKLawRpPro 29; (1865-69) LR 1 P&D 130 (ICLR) |
Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes | Marriage |
| 78 | Ilott v Mitson (also known as: Ilott v Blue Cross) | [2017] UKSC 17 | Supreme Court | Inheritance; family provision |
| 79 | J (SR) v J (DW) (also known as: SRJ v DWJ) | [1999] 2 FLR 176 | Court of Appeal (EWHC Civ) | Financial provision; periodical payments |
| 80 | J v C (also known as: Re C (An Infant)) | [1970] AC 668 | House of Lords | Child welfare; meaning of 'paramount' |
| 81 | JL v SL (Financial Remedies: Rehearing: Non-Matrimonial Property) | [2015] EWHC 360 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial orders; post-separation accruals; matrimonial and non-matrimonial property |
| 82 | Jones v Jones (also known as: J v J) | [2011] EWCA Civ 41 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; non-matrimonial and matrimonial assets |
| 83 | Jones v Kernott (also known as: Kernott v Jones) | [2011] UKSC 53 | Supreme Court | Constructive trusts; cohabitation |
| 84 | JS v RS | [2017] EWCA Civ 408 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial orders |
| 85 | K v K (Children: Permanent Removal from Jurisdiction) | [2011] EWCA Civ 793 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Relocation; child welfare |
| 86 | K v K (Financial Provision: Conduct) | [1988] 1 FLR 469 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial orders; conduct |
| 87 | K v L | [2010] EWCA Civ 125 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; conduct |
| 88 | K v L (Ancillary Relief: Inherited Wealth) (also known as: K v L (Non-Matrimonial Property: Special Contribution)) | [2011] EWCA Civ 550 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; special contribution |
| 89 | KA v MA (Pre-Nuptial Agreement: Needs) | [2018] EWHC 499 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies; needs; pre-nuptial agreements |
| 90 | Kimber v Kimber (also known as: K v K (Enforcement)) | [2000] 1 FLR 383 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Cohabitation; financial provision |
| 91 | Lambert v Lambert (also known as: L v L (Financial Provision: Contributions)) | [2002] EWCA Civ 1685 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; contributions |
| 92 | Lancashire CC v B (A Child) (Care Orders: Significant Harm) (also known as: Re BW (Care Orders), Lancashire CC v A (A Child), Lancashire CC v W (A Child) (Care Orders: Significant Harm), Re B and W (Children) (Threshold Criteria)) | [2000] 2 AC 147 | House of Lords | Child protection; care orders; unknown perpetrator |
| 93 | Lau v DPP | [2000] 1 FLR 799 | High Court (EWHC QB) | Harassment; course of conduct |
| 94 | Lawrence v Gallagher | [2012] EWCA Civ 394 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial orders; dissolution of a civil partnership |
| 95 | Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust v A and others (also known as: L Teaching Hospital NHS Trust v A) | [2003] EWHC 259 (QB) | High Court (EWHC QB) | Consent to treatment under the HFEA; legal fatherhood |
| 96 | Lloyds Bank Plc v Rosset | [1991] 1 AC 107 | House of Lords | Constructive trusts |
| 97 | Luton BC v B (also known as: Luton BC v SB, Re RS (Capacity to Consent to Sexual Intercourse and Marriage)) | [2015] EWHC 3534 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Marriage; consent; capacity |
| 98 | M v B (also known as: M v B (Ancillary Proceedings: Lump Sum)) | [1998] 1 FLR 53 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; housing |
| 99 | M v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Langley v Bradford MDC (also known as: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v M) | [2006] UKHL 11 | House of Lords | Child support; discrimination |
| 100 | Mabon v Mabon | [2005] EWCA Civ 634 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Children's rights; participation; autonomy; separate representation |
| 101 | MacLeod v MacLeod | [2008] UKPC 64 | Privy Council (Isle of Man) | Financial remedies; post-nuptial agreements |
| 102 | Martin BH v Martin (D) | [1978] Fam 12 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Martin orders |
| 103 | Martin v Martin | [2018] EWCA Civ 2866 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; private companies |
| 104 | Martin v Myers | [2004] EWHC 1947 (Ch) | High Court (EWHC Ch) | Presumption of marriage |
| 105 | Martin-Dye v Martin-Dye | [2006] EWCA Civ 681 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; pensions; pension sharing |
| 106 | May v May | [1986] 1 FLR 325 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child welfare; parenting styles |
| 107 | McCartney v Mills McCartney (also known as: McCartney v Mills-McCartney) | [2008] EWHC 401 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies; clean break |
| 108 | Mesher v Mesher | [1980] 1 All ER 126 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Mesher orders |
| 109 | Militante v Ogunwomoju | [1993] 2 FCR 335 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Valid consent to a marriage; nullity; identity |
| 110 | Miller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane (also known as: M v M (Short Marriage: Clean Break)) | [2006] UKHL 24 | House of Lords | Financial remedies; principles |
| 111 | Mills v Mills | [2018] UKSC 38 | Supreme Court | Financial remedies; periodical payments; variation |
| 112 | Neulinger and Shuruk v Switzerland | Appl. No. 41615/07 | European Court of Human Rights | Child welfare and Article 8; international child abduction |
| 113 | Norman v Norman | [2017] EWCA Civ 120 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; consent orders; setting aside |
| 114 | North v North | [2007] EWCA Civ 760 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; needs |
| 115 | Nottinghamshire County Council v P | [1994] Fam 18 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; prohibited steps orders |
| 116 | Odièvre v France | Appl. No. 42326/98 | European Court of Human Rights | Right to knowledge of origins |
| 117 | Opuz v Turkey | Appl. No. 33401/02 | European Court of Human Rights | Domestic abuse; positive obligations |
| 118 | Owens v Owens | [2018] UKSC 41 | Supreme Court | Defended divorce; respondent's behaviour (under the old law) |
| 119 | P v B (Paternity: Damages for Deceit) | [2001] 1 FLR 1041 | High Court (EWHC QB) | Deceit; paternity; cohabitation |
| 120 | P v Q | [2022] 2 WLUK 268 | Family Court | Financial remedies; gifts; loans |
| 121 | P v R (Forced Marriage: Annulment: Procedure) | [2003] 1 FLR 661 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Valid consent to a marriage; forced marriages |
| 122 | Payne v Payne (also known as: P v P (Removal of Child to New Zealand)) | [2001] EWCA Civ 166 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | International relocation; early approach; child welfare |
| 123 | Pazpena de Vire v Pazpena de Vire | [2001] 1 FLR 460 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Presumption of marriage |
| 124 | Petrodel Resources Ltd v Prest (also known as: Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd, P Resources Ltd v Prest, Prest v Prest) | [2013] UKSC 34 | Supreme Court | Financial orders; property of companies |
| 125 | Piglowska v Piglowski | [1999] 1 WLR 1360 | House of Lords | Financial provision; housing; property adjustment orders |
| 126 | Plymouth City Council v G | [2010] EWCA Civ 1271 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; care orders; placement orders |
| 127 | Pounds v Pounds | [1994] 1 WLR 1535 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; consent orders |
| 128 | R (on the application of Elan-Cane) v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2020] EWCA Civ 363 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Gender |
| 129 | R (on the application of Axon) v Secretary of State for Health | [2006] EWHC 37 (Admin) | High Court (EWHC Admin) | Gillick competence; treatment of under-16s; sexual health |
| 130 | R (On the application of G) v Barnet LBC, R (on the application of A) v Lambeth LBC, R (on the application of W) v Lambeth LBC | [2003] UKHL 57 | House of Lords | Child protection; duty to accommodate; local authority housing |
| 131 | R (on the application of G) v Southwark LBC | [2009] UKHL 26 | House of Lords | Child protection; accommodation |
| 132 | R (on the application of H) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | [2019] EWHC 2095 (Admin) | High Court (EWHC Admin) | Surrogacy; parenthood; birth certificates |
| 133 | R (on the application of JS) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (also known as: R (on the application of SG) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) | [2015] UKSC 16 | Supreme Court | Benefit cap; child welfare; single parents |
| 134 | R (on the application of Kehoe) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (also known as: Kehoe v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Kehoe) | [2005] UKHL 48 | House of Lords | Financial provision for children; maintenance; enforcement |
| 135 | R (on the application of McConnell) v Registrar General for England and Wales | [2020] EWCA Civ 559 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Gender; parenthood; birth registration; birth certificates |
| 136 | R (on the application of SC) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | [2021] UKSC 26 | Supreme Court | Child tax credit; discrimination |
| 137 | R (on the application of Steinfeld) v Secretary of State for International Development (also known as: Steinfeld v Secretary of State for Education) | [2018] UKSC 32 | Supreme Court | Civil partnerships; different-sex couples |
| 138 | R v P (Children: Similar Fact Evidence) | [2020] EWCA Civ 1088 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Admission of similar fact evidence; coercive and controlling behaviour |
| 139 | R v R (also known as: R v R (A Husband), Re R (Rape: Marital Exemption)) | [1992] 1 AC 599 | House of Lords | Rape; spouses; marital rape |
| 140 | R v R (Financial Remedies) | [2012] EWHC 2390 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial remedies; contribution |
| 141 | R v Widdows (David Roger) | [2011] EWCA Crim 1500 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Crim) | Harassment; course of conduct |
| 142 | Radmacher v Granatino (also known as: G v R (Pre-Nuptial Contract)) | [2010] UKSC 42 | Supreme Court | Pre-nuptial agreements |
| 143 | RC v JC | [2020] EWHC 466 (Fam) | Family Court | Financial remedies; compensation |
| 144 | Re A (Intractable Contact Dispute) | [2013] EWCA Civ 1104 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child arrangements orders; contact |
| 145 | Re A (A Child) (Joint Residence: Parental Responsibility) | [2008] EWCA Civ 867 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Shared residence orders; parental responsibility |
| 146 | Re A (A Child) (Supervised Contact: s.91(14) Children Act 1989 Orders) | [2021] EWCA Civ 1749 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Applications; contact; child welfare; orders restricting further applications |
| 147 | Re A (Adoption: Notification of Fathers and Relatives) | [2020] EWCA Civ 41 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Secret birth; notification of birth |
| 148 | Re A (also known as: A Local Authority v A, A Local Authority v C) | [2010] EWHC 978 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Care; deprivation of liberty; local authority's positive obligations |
| 149 | Re A (Children) (Adoption: Scottish Children's Hearing) (also known as: Re A (Children) (Scotland)) | [2017] EWHC 1293 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Adoption order; jurisdiction; habitual residence |
| 150 | Re A (Children) (Care Proceedings: Burden of Proof) | [2018] EWCA Civ 1718 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; care proceedings; balance of probabilities |
| 151 | Re A (Children) (Conjoined Twins: Medical Treatment) (No. 1) | [2001] Fam 147 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child welfare; balancing welfare interests |
| 152 | Re A (Children) (Contact: Ultra-Orthodox Judaism: Transgender Parent) (also known as: Re M (Children) (Ultra-Orthodox Judaism: Transgender)) | [2017] EWCA Civ 2164 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child welfare; contact; judicial reasonable parent |
| 153 | Re A (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008: Assisted Reproduction: Parent) (also known as: Re Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; In Re A (Legal Parenthood: Written Consents)) | [2015] EWHC 2602 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Consent; assisted reproduction; parentage |
| 154 | Re AJ (A Child) (Adoption Order or Special Guardianship Order) (also known as: JJ v AT) | [2007] 1 FCR 308 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; adoption orders; special guardianship orders |
| 155 | Re B (A Child) (Habitual Residence: Inherent Jurisdiction) | [2016] UKSC 4 | Supreme Court | Habitual residence |
| 156 | Re B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) | [2019] EWCA Civ 29 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; post-adoption contact |
| 157 | Re B (A Child) (Residence: Second Appeal) | [2009] UKSC 5 | Supreme Court | Biological parents; presumptions; grandparents; child welfare |
| 158 | Re B (A Child) (Secure Accommodation Order) (also known as: A Local Authority v B's Mother) | [2019] EWCA Civ 2025 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Secure accommodation orders; child welfare |
| 159 | Re B (A Child) (Welfare: Child Arrangements Order) | [2017] EWHC 488 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child arrangements orders |
| 160 | Re B (A Child) Care Proceedings: Appeal) (also known as: Re B (A Child) (Care Order: Proportionality: Criterion for Revie); Re B (A Child) (Care Proceedings: Threshold Criteria) | [2013] UKSC 33 | Supreme Court | Child protection; care orders; 'significant harm'; adoption |
| 161 | Re B (Adoption Order: Jurisdiction to Set Aside) | [1995] Fam 239 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption |
| 162 | Re B (Children) (Change of Names: Parental Responsibility: Evidence) | [2017] EWHC 3250 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Change of name; prohibited steps orders; parental responsibility |
| 163 | Re B (Children) (Sexual Abuse: Standard of Proof) (also known as: Local Authority X v B) | [2008] UKHL 35 | House of Lords | Child protection; care orders; threshold criteria; standard of proof |
| 164 | Re B (Children) (Uncertain Perpetrator) | [2019] EWCA Civ 575 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; fact finding; uncertain perpetrator |
| 165 | Re B (Minors) (Termination of Contact: Paramount Consideration) (also known as: Re B (Minors) (Care: Contact: Local Authority's Plans) | [1993] Fam 301 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; care; contact |
| 166 | Re B-J (A Child) (Non-Molestation Order: Power of Arrest) | [2001] Fam 415 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Non-molestation orders; indefinite |
| 167 | Re B-S (Children) (Adoption: Leave to Oppose) (also known as: Re B-S (Children) (Adoption: Application of s.47(5)), Re B-S (Children) (Adoption Order: Leave to Oppose) | [2013] EWCA Civ 1146 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; leave to oppose |
| 168 | Re C (A Child) | [2019] EWCA Civ 1714 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Care orders; residential accommodation; consent; 'other suitable person' |
| 169 | Re C (A Child) (Care Proceedings: Adoption) | [2018] EWHC 3332 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Secret birth; notification of young father |
| 170 | Re C (A Child) (Immunisation: Parental Rights) | [2003] EWCA Civ 1148 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility; duty to consult |
| 171 | Re C (A Child) (Internal Relocation) | [2015] EWCA Civ 1305 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Relocation; child welfare |
| 172 | Re C (A Child) (Suspension of Contact) (also known as: AL v JH) | [2011] EWCA Civ 521 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Contact; suspension |
| 173 | Re C (A Minor) (Interim Care Order: Residential Assessment) (also known as: Re C (A Minor) (Interim Care Order: Residential Assessment)) | [1997] AC 489 | House of Lords | Child protection; care orders; residential assessment |
| 174 | Re C (Children) (Abduction) | [2018] UKSC 8 | Supreme Court | International child abduction; habitual residence; return; wrongful retention |
| 175 | Re C (Minors) (Parental Rights) | [1992] 2 All ER 86 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility order |
| 176 | Re C and B (Children) (Care Order: Future Harm) (also known as: Re C and J (Children)) | [2000] 2 FCR 614 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; care orders; contact |
| 177 | Re D (A Child) (also known as: Birmingham City Council v D, Re D (A Child) (Residence Order: Deprivation of Liberty) | [2019] UKSC 42 | Supreme Court | Parental responsibility; deprivation of liberty |
| 178 | Re D (A Child) (Non-Availability of Legal Aid) | [2015] EWFC 2 | Family Court | Legal aid; human rights; placement orders |
| 179 | Re D (A Child) (Paternity) | [2006] EWHC 3545 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Paternity testing; child welfare |
| 180 | Re D (Children) (Shared Residence Orders) | [2000] FCR 147 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Shared residence orders |
| 181 | Re D (Contact and Parental Responsibility: Lesbian Mothers and Known Father) (No 2) | [2006] EWHC 2 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Parental responsibility |
| 182 | Re D (Practice: Declaration of Parentage) | [2017] EWHC 1782 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Declarations of parental status |
| 183 | Re DW (A Child) (Termination of Parental Responsibility) (also known as: CW v SG, Re D (A Child) (Withdrawal of Parental Responsibility), Re D (A Child) (Parental Responsibility: Removal)) | [2014] EWCA Civ 315 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility; termination |
| 184 | Re E (A Minor) (Care Order: Contact) | [1994] 1 FLR 146 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; care plans; contact |
| 185 | Re E (A Minor) (Wardship: Medical Treatment) | [1993] 1 FLR 386 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Gillick competence; refusal of treatment; child welfare |
| 186 | Re E (Blla: Recognition and Enforcement) | [2020] EWCA Civ 1030 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility; child welfare; foreign orders |
| 187 | Re E (Children) (Abduction: Custody Appeal) (also known as: Re E (Children) (Wrongful Removal: Exceptions to Return), E v E, Re E (Children) (Abduction: Evaluation of Welfare)) | [2011] UKSC 27 | Supreme Court | International child abduction; child welfare |
| 188 | Re F (A Child) (International Relocation Case) (also known as: Re F (A Child) (International Relocation: Welfare Analysis), DF v N B-F) | [2015] EWCA Civ 882 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | International relocation |
| 189 | Re F (A Child) (Shared Residence Order) | [2009] EWCA Civ 313 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Shared residence orders |
| 190 | Re F (A Minor) (Blood Tests: Parental Rights) | [1993] Fam 314 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Paternity testing |
| 191 | Re F (Assessment of Birth Family) | [2021] EWFC 31 | Family Court | Care proceedings; assessment of mother's birth family |
| 192 | Re G (A Child) (Interim Care Order: Residential Assessment) (also known as: Re G (A Child) (Interim Care Orders: Inpatient Assessment), Kent CC v G) | [2005] UKHL 68 | House of Lords | Child protection; interim care orders; assessment |
| 193 | Re G (A Minor) (Parental Responsibility: Education) | [1994] 2 FLR 964 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility; duty to consult; prohibited steps orders |
| 194 | Re G (Care: Challenge to Local Authority's Decision) | [2003] EWHC 551 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child protection; care proceedings; disclosure |
| 195 | Re G (Children) (Discharge of Care Orders: Injunction) | [2019] EWCA Civ 1779 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; injunctions; care orders |
| 196 | Re G (Children) (Religious Upbringing: Education) | [2012] EWCA Civ 1233 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child welfare; education |
| 197 | Re G (Children) (Residence: Same-Sex Partner) | [2006] 1 FCR 436 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Residence orders; relocation; parental responsibility; parenthood |
| 198 | Re G (Children: Fair Hearing) | [2019] EWCA Civ 126 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Interim care orders; threshold criteria |
| 199 | Re H (A Child) (Care and Adoption: Assessment of Wider Family) | [2019] EWFC 10 | Family Court | Adoption; wider family |
| 200 | Re H (A Child) (Disclosure of Asylum Documents) (also known as: Secretary of State for the Home Department v R) | [2020] EWCA Civ 1001 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Asylum seekers; child arrangements orders; disclosure |
| 201 | Re H (A Child) (Parental Responsibility: Vaccination) (also known as: Tower Hamlets LBC v M) | [2020] EWCA Civ 664 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility; vaccination; child welfare; care orders |
| 202 | Re H (A Minor) (Blood Tests: Parental Rights) | [1997] Fam 89 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Paternity testing; consent |
| 203 | Re H (A Minor) (Parental Responsibility) (also known as: Re RH (A Minor) (Parental Responsibility)) | [1998] 2 FCR 89 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility orders; child welfare |
| 204 | Re H (Minors) (Local Authority: Parental Rights) (No. 3) (also known as: Re H (Minors) (Adoption: Putative Father's Rights) (No. 3)) | [1991] Fam 151 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility |
| 205 | Re H (Minors) (Sexual Abuse: Standard of Proof) (also known as Re H and R (Child Sexual Abuse: Standard of Proof), Re H (Minors) (Child Abuse: Threshold Conditions)) | [1996] AC 563 | House of Lords | Child protection; care orders; 'likely to suffer significant harm'; threshold criteria; standard of proof |
| 206 | Re H and A (Children) (Paternity: Blood Tests) | [2002] EWCA Civ 383 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Paternity testing; illegitimacy |
| 207 | Re H-B (Children) (Contact: Prohibition on Further Applications) | [2015] EWCA Civ 389 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child arrangements orders; contact; parental responsibility |
| 208 | Re H-N (Children) (Domestic Abuse: Finding of Fact Hearings) (also known as: Re H-N (Children) (Domestic Violence: Finding of Fact Hearings)) | [2021] EWCA Civ 448 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Domestic violence and abuse; controlling and coercive behaviour; child welfare |
| 209 | Re I (Children) (Child Assessment Order) | [2020] EWCA Civ 281 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; child assessment orders; radicalisation |
| 210 | Re J (A Child) (Adopted Child: Contact) (also known as: A County Council v X) | [2010] EWCA Civ 581 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; contact |
| 211 | Re J (A Minor) (Prohibited Steps Order: Circumcision) (also known as Re J (Specific Issue Orders: Child's Religious Upbringing and Circumcision), Re U (A Minor) (Specific Issue Orders: Muslim Upbringing and Circumcision) | [2000] 1 FLR 517 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility; duty to consult; prohibited steps orders; circumcision |
| 212 | Re J (Care Proceedings: Threshold Criteria) (also known as Re J (Children) (Non-Accidental injury: Past Possible Perpetrator in new Family), Re J (Children) (Care Proceedings: Past Possible Perpetrators in New Family Unit)) | [2013] UKSC 9 | Supreme Court | Child protection; burden of proof; threshold criteria |
| 213 | Re J (Children) (Care Proceedings: Unaccompanied Child Refugees) | [2017] EWFC 44 | Family Court | Care proceedings; unaccompanied child refugees |
| 214 | Re K (A Child) (Disposal of Body: Court's Power to Authorise) (also known as: Gloucestershire CC v K) | [2017] EWHC 1083 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Inherent jurisdiction; burial of a child's body |
| 215 | Re K (A Minor) (Adoption: Foreign Child) (also known as Re K (Adoption and Wardship)) | [1997] 2 FCR 389 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption |
| 216 | Re K (A Minor) (Wardship: Adoption) (also known as: Re K (Private Placement for Adoption)) | [1991] 1 FLR 57 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; child welfare |
| 217 | Re K (Forced Marriage: Passport Order) | [2020] EWCA Civ 190 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Forced marriage protection orders; jurisdiction; autonomy |
| 218 | Re KD (A Minor) (Ward: Termination of Access) | [1988] AC 806 | House of Lords | Child welfare; relationship between the paramountcy principle and Article 8 ECHR |
| 219 | Re L (A Child) (Adoption: Identification of Possible Father) | [2020] EWCA Civ 577 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; secret birth; notification; sibling testing |
| 220 | Re L (A Child) (Care: Threshold Criteria) | [2007] 1 FLR 2050 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child protection; threshold criteria; 'significant harm' |
| 221 | Re L (A Child) (Contact: Domestic Violence), Re H (Children) (Contact: Domestic Violence), Re V (A Child) (Contact: Domestic Violence), Re M (A Child) (Contact: Domestic Violence) | [2000] FCR 404 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Domestic abuse; contact |
| 222 | Re L (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Surname) (also known as: Re E (A Child)) | [2007] 1 FCR 804 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Special guardianship orders; parental responsibility; contact; child's surname |
| 223 | Re L (A Minor) (Care Proceedings: Wardship) (No. 2) | [1991] 1 FLR 29 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Adoption; extended family |
| 224 | Re L (Children) | [2012] EWCA Civ 721 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Occupation orders |
| 225 | Re L (Vulnerable Adults with Capacity: Court's Jurisdiction) (also known as A Local Authority v DL, DL v A Local Authority) | [2012] EWCA Civ 253 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Inherent jurisdiction; capacity; duress |
| 226 | Re L-B (Children) (Care Proceedings: Power to Revise Judgment) (also known as: Re L-B (Children) (Reversal of Judgment), Re L (Children) (Preliminary Finding: Power to Reverse)) | [2013] UKSC 8 | Supreme Court | Civil procedure; power to reverse a decision |
| 227 | Re LC (Children) (International Abduction: Child's Objections to Return) (also known as: LCG v RL (Abduction: Habitual Residence and Child's Objection), Re LC (Children) (Abduction: Habitual Residence: State of Mind of Child)) | [2014] UKSC 1 | Supreme Court | Habitual residence; international child abduction; child's state of mind |
| 228 | Re M (A Child) (Contact: Parental Responsibility) | [2001] 2 FLR 342 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child welfare; parental responsibility; contact |
| 229 | Re M (A Child) (Exercise of Inherent Jurisdiction) | [2020] EWCA Civ 922 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Inherent jurisdiction; habitual residence |
| 230 | Re M (A Child) Parental Responsibility Order) (also known as PM v MB, M (A Child) (Parental Responsibility: Welfare: Status) | [2013] EWCA Civ 969 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility orders; child welfare |
| 231 | Re M (A Child: Special Guardianship Order: Leave to Apply to Discharge) | [2021] EWCA Civ 442 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Special guardianship orders; child arrangements orders; discharge of special guardianship orders; change in circumstances; child welfare |
| 232 | Re M (A Minor) (Care Order: Threshold Conditions) (also known as: Re M (A Minor) (Care Order: Significant Harm)) | [1994] 2 AC 424 | House of Lords | Child protection; care orders; 'is suffering, or is likely to suffer' |
| 233 | Re M (Children) (Abduction: Rights of Custody) (also known as: MM v VM (also known as VRM)) | [2007] UKHL 55 | House of Lords | International child abduction; return; child welfare |
| 234 | Re M (Children) (Contact) | [2012] EWHC 1948 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child arrangements orders; contact; intractable contact dispute; transferring residence |
| 235 | Re M (Children) (Contact: Long Term Best Interests) (also known as: Re M (Children) (Intractable Contact Dispute: Court's Positive Duty)) | [2005] EWCA Civ 1090 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Contact; intractable contact dispute; child welfare |
| 236 | Re M and R (Minors) (Child Abuse: Expert Evidence) (also known as: Re M and R (Minors) (Expert Opinion: Evidence)) | [1996] 4 All ER 239 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; care orders; threshold criteria |
| 237 | Re MA (Children) (Care Threshold) (also known as: Re MA (Children) (Care Order: Likelihood of Significant Harm), A (Children) v A) | [2009] EWCA Civ 853 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; threshold criteria; likelihood of significant harm |
| 238 | Re McLaughlin's Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) | [2018] UKSC 48 | Supreme Court | Widowed Parent's Allowance; unmarried couples; discrimination |
| 239 | Re M-J (A Child) (Adoption Order or Special Guardianship Order) (also known as: J v Newport City Council) | [2007] EWCA Civ 56 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption orders; special guardianship orders |
| 240 | Re N (A Child) (also known as: K v L) | [2019] EWFC 21 | Family Court | Surrogacy; parental orders; home |
| 241 | Re N (Children) (Interim Order/Stay) | [2020] EWCA Civ 1070 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Foster care; short term stays; interim orders |
| 242 | Re N (Children) (Interim Order/Stay) | [2020] EWCA Civ 1070 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; interim orders; short term stays |
| 243 | Re NY (A Child) | [2019] UKSC 49 | Supreme Court | Inherent jurisdiction; child welfare |
| 244 | Re O (A Minor) (Contact: Imposition of Conditions) | [1995] 2 FLR 124 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Contact; conditions; indirect contact |
| 245 | Re O (Committal: Legal Representation) | [2019] EWCA Civ 1721 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Committal; legal representation |
| 246 | Re O and N (Children) (Non-Accidental Injury: Burden of Proof) (also known as Re B (Children), Re O and N (Children) (Care: Preliminary Hearing)) | [2003] UKHL 18 | House of Lords | Child protection; care proceedings; possible perpetrators; threshold criteria |
| 247 | Re P (A Child) (Adoption Order: Leave to Oppose Making of Adoption Order) (also known as: Re P (A Child) (Adoption Proceedings), Re P (A Child) (Adoption: Leave Proceedings)) | [2007] EWCA Civ 616 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; change of circumstances; child welfare |
| 248 | Re P (A Child) (Adoption: Step-parent's Application) (also known as: Re P (A Child) (Step-Parent Adoption)) | [2014] EWCA Civ 1174 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; step-parent adoption |
| 249 | Re P (A Child) (Financial Provision) (also known as: P v T) | [2003] EWCA Civ 837 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision for children; child welfare; periodical payments |
| 250 | Re P (Children) (Care proceedings: Special Guardianship Orders) | [2018] EWCA Civ 1407 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Care orders; special guardianship orders |
| 251 | Re P (Children) (Disclosure) | [2022] EWCA Civ 495 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Private law proceedings; disclosure; self-incrimination |
| 252 | Re P (Children) (Placement Orders: Parental Consent) (also known as: B v X CC, Re P (Children) (Adoption: Parental Consent)) | [2008] EWCA Civ 535 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; parental consent; placement orders; post-adoption contact |
| 253 | Re P (Legal Parenthood: Written Consents) (also known as: Re P (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) (No. 2)) | [2017] EWHC 2532 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Declarations of parentage; consent |
| 254 | Re P (Minors) (Contact: Discretion) | [1998] 2 FLR 696 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Contact; opposition to contact |
| 255 | Re PC (Change of Surname) (also known as: Re C (Minors) (Change of Surname), Re P (Change of Surname: Parent's Rights)) | [1997] 2 FLR 730 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Parental responsibility; duty to consult; change of surname |
| 256 | Re Q (A Child) (Interim Care Order: Jurisdiction) | [2019] EWHC 512 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child protection; interim orders; supervision orders; care orders |
| 257 | Re R (A Child) (Adoption: Judicial Approach) | [2014] EWCA Civ 1625 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; child welfare |
| 258 | Re R (A Child) (Adoption: Judicial Approach) | [2014] EWCA Civ 1625 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption; child welfare |
| 259 | Re R (A Child) (No Order for Contact: Appeal) | [2014] EWCA Civ 1664 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Contact; child welfare |
| 260 | Re R (A Child) (Residence Order: Treatment of Child's Wishes) | [2009] EWCA Civ 445 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child welfare; child's wishes |
| 261 | Re R (A Child: Asylum and 1980 Hague Convention Application) | [2022] EWCA Civ 188 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | International child abduction; asylum |
| 262 | Re R (A Minor) (Wardship: Consent to Treatment) | [1992] Fam 11 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Gillick competence; refusal of treatment; consent |
| 263 | Re R (Children) (Care Proceedings: Fact-finding Hearing) | [2018] EWCA Civ 198 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Care proceedings; criminal law; fact-finding hearings |
| 264 | Re S (A Child) (Adoption Order or Special Guardianship Order (also known as: DO v LP) | [2007] 1 FCR 271 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Special guardianship orders; adoption orders |
| 265 | Re S (A Child) (Child as Parent: Adoption: Consent) | [2017] EWHC 2729 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Adoption; Gillick competence; capacity to consent |
| 266 | Re S (A Minor) (Parental Responsibility) | [1995] 3 FCR 225 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Parental responsibility orders; child welfare |
| 267 | Re S (Children) (Care Order: Implementation of Care Plan) (also known as: Re W (Children) (Care Plan), Re W and B (Children) (Care Plan)) | [2002] UKHL 10 | House of Lords | Child protection; care plans |
| 268 | Re S (Children) (Relocation: Permission) (also known as: Re S (Children) (Relocation: Interests of Siblings), LSA v RBS) | [2011] EWCA Civ 454 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child welfare; siblings |
| 269 | Re S (Parental Alienation: Cult) | [2020] EWCA Civ 568 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child arrangements orders; child welfare; parental alienation |
| 270 | Re S-B (Children) (Care Proceedings: Standard of Proof) (also known as: Re S-B (Children) (Non-Accidental Injury), Re S-B (Identification of Perpetrator)) | [2009] UKSC 17 | Supreme Court | Child protection; standard of proof; identification of perpetrator |
| 271 | Re T (A Child) | [2021] UKSC 35 | Supreme Court | Inherent jurisdiction; unregistered secure accommodation; consent |
| 272 | Re T (A Child) (Non-Molestation Order) | [2017] EWCA Civ 1889 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Non-molestation orders; 'molestation'; care orders |
| 273 | Re TT (Children) (Discharge of Care Order) | [2021] EWCA Civ 742 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Care orders; discharge of care orders; child welfare |
| 274 | Re TT (Surrogacy) (also known as: CW v NT) | [2011] EWHC 33 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Surrogacy; breakdown in arrangement; child welfare |
| 275 | Re W (A Child) (Adoption Order: Leave to Oppose), Re H (Children) (Adoption Order: Application for Permission for Leave to Oppose) | [2013] EWCA Civ 1177 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Adoption orders; non-compliance; interlocutory orders |
| 276 | Re W (A Child) (Illegitimate Child: Change of Surname), Re B (Children) (Change of Name), Re A (A Child) (Change of Name) (also known as: Re W (A Child) (Change of Name)) | [2001] Fam 1 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Change of name |
| 277 | Re W (A Child) (Shared Residence Order) | [2009] EWCA Civ 370 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Shared residence orders; child welfare |
| 278 | Re W (A Minor) (Medical Treatment: Court's Jurisdiction) (also known as: Re J (A Minor) (Consent to Medical Treatment)) | [1993] Fam 64 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Medical treatment; consent; Gillick competence |
| 279 | Re W (Children) (Direct Contact) | [2012] EWCA Civ 999 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Contact; child welfare; parental responsibility |
| 280 | Re W (Children) (Family Proceedings: Evidence) (also known as: Re W (Children) (Abuse: Oral Evidence)) | [2010] UKSC 12 | Supreme Court | Child giving evidence; witnesses; child welfare |
| 281 | Re W (Children) (Name Changes Disclosing Gender Reassignment and Other Matters) | [2020] EWHC 279 | High Court (EWHC QB) | Change of name; gender |
| 282 | Re W (Minors) (Residence Order) | [1999] 1 FLR 869 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child welfare; residence orders |
| 283 | Re X (A Child) (Parental Order: Time Limit) (also known as: Re X (A Child) (Surrogacy: Time Limit)) | [2014] EWHC 3135 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Surrogacy; parental orders; time limits |
| 284 | Re X (Parental Order: Death of Intended Parent Prior to Birth) (also known as: Y v Z) | [2020] EWFC 39 | Family Court | Surrogacy; death; parental orders |
| 285 | Re Y (A Child) (Appropriate Local Authority) | [2019] EWCA Civ 2209 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Care proceedings; designation of local authority |
| 286 | Re Y (Children in Care: Change of Nationality) | [2020] EWCA Civ 1038 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Care orders; change of nationality |
| 287 | Re Z (A Child) (Surrogate Father: Parental Order) (No. 2) | [2016] EWHC 1191 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Surrogacy; parental orders; single applicant; discrimination |
| 288 | Re Z (Leave to Withdraw Application for a Parental Order) (also known as: Z v X) | [2019] EWFC 43 | Family Court | Surrogacy; parental orders; child welfare |
| 289 | RK v RK (Financial Resources: Trust Assets) | [2011] EWHC 3910 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial orders; discretionary trusts |
| 290 | RO v A Local Authority | [2013] EWHC B31 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child welfare; residence orders |
| 291 | Robson v Robson | [2010] EWCA Civ 1171 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; inherited wealth |
| 292 | S (An Infant) v S, W v Official Solicitor (acting as Guardian ad Litem for a Male Infant named PHW), W v W (also known as: S v McC (formerly S)) | [1972] AC 24 | House of Lords | Paternity testing; child welfare |
| 293 | S v S (Non-Matrimonial Property: Conduct) (also known as: S v S (Divorce: Distribution of Assets)) | [2006] EWHC 2793 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial provision; matrimonial and non-matrimonial property; contribution |
| 294 | SA v PA (Pre-Marital Agreement: Compensation) | [2014] EWHC 392 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial orders; compensation; pre-nuptial agreements |
| 295 | Sawden v Sawden | [2004] 1 FCR 776 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; matrimonial home |
| 296 | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Akhtar (also known as: Akhtar v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) | [2021] EWCA Civ 1353 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Polygamous marriages; void marriages; bereavement payments; Widowed Parent's Allowance |
| 297 | Sharland v Sharland (also known as: S v S) | [2015] UKSC 60 | Supreme Court | Consent orders; financial provision; disclosure; fraud |
| 298 | Sheffield City Council v E and S (also known as: Re E (Alleged Patient)) | [2004] EWHC 2808 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Marriage; capacity to marry; consent |
| 299 | Singh v Kaur | [1981] 2 WLUK 14 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Valid consent to a marriage; duress; nullity |
| 300 | Singh v Singh | [1971] P 226 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Valid consent to a marriage; nullity |
| 301 | Somerset CC v NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group | [2022] EWFC 31 | Family Court | Adoption; breach of statutory duty; medical summaries |
| 302 | Sorrell v Sorrell | [2005] EWHC 1717 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial provision; contribution; clean break |
| 303 | SS v NS (Spousal Maintenance) | [2014] EWHC 4183 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Spousal maintenance |
| 304 | Stack v Dowden (also known as: Dowden v Stack) | [2007] UKHL 17 | House of Lords | Cohabiting couple; co-ownership; beneficial interests |
| 305 | Suter v Suter | [1987] Fam 111 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; child welfare |
| 306 | Sutton v Mishcon de Reya | [2003] EWHC 3166 (Ch) | High Court (EWHC Ch) | Cohabitation; contract for sexual relations; void contracts |
| 307 | Szechter v Szechter | [1971] P 286 | High Court (Probate, Divorce & Admiralty Division) | Valid consent to a marriage; duress |
| 308 | T v T (Financial Relief: Pensions) | [1998] 1 FLR 1072 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial provision; pension; periodical payments |
| 309 | Thorner v Major (also known as: Thorner v Curtis, Thorner v Majors) | [2009] UKHL 18 | House of Lords | Proprietary estoppel |
| 310 | Tower Hamlets LBC v B | [2015] EWHC 2491 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child protection; care proceedings; radicalisation |
| 311 | Tower Hamlets LBC v NB | [2019] EWCOP 27 | Court of Protection (EWCOP) | Capacity; consent; marriage; sex |
| 312 | V v V (Ancillary Relief: Power to Order Child Maintenance) | [2001] 2 FLR 799 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Child maintenance; periodical payments |
| 313 | Vaughan v Vaughan | [1973] 1 WLR 1159 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Non-molestation orders; 'molestation'; committal |
| 314 | Villiers v Villiers | [2022] EWCA Civ 772 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; maintenance |
| 315 | Vince v Wyatt (also known as: Wyatt v Vince) | [2015] UKSC 14 | Supreme Court | Financial orders; application years after divorce; contribution |
| 316 | W v W (Financial Provision: Lump Sum) (also known as: Winfield v Winfield) | [1976] Fam 107 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Financial provision; conduct |
| 317 | W v W (Nullity: Gender) (also known as: W v W (Physical Inter-sex)) | [2001] Fam 111 | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Marriage; nullity; intersex |
| 318 | Wachtel v Wachtel (No. 2) | [1973] Fam 72 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial provision; conduct |
| 319 | Waggott v Waggott | [2018] EWCA Civ 727 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; compensation; earning capacity |
| 320 | Warwickshire CC v ML, Northamptonshire CC v GZ | [2021] EWHC 783 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Care; settled status; care leavers; looked-after children |
| 321 | Westminster City Council v C | [2008] EWCA Civ 198 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Marriage; validity; capacity; public policy |
| 322 | White v White | [2001] 1 AC 596 | House of Lords | Financial provision; fairness; equality |
| 323 | Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX (also known as: XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust) | [2020] UKSC 14 | Supreme Court | Negligence; surrogacy; commercial surrogacy |
| 324 | Wilkinson v Kitzinger (also known as: X v Y (Overseas Same-Sex Relationship)) | [2006] EWHC 2022 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Civil partnership discrimination; right to marry; same-sex marriage |
| 325 | Williams v Hackney LBC | [2018] UKSC 37 | Supreme Court | Child protection; accommodation; parental consent; parental responsibility |
| 326 | Williams v Hackney LBC | [2018] UKSC 37 | Supreme Court | Child protection; s20 accommodation |
| 327 | X Local Authority v B (Emergency Protection Orders) (also known as: X Council v B (Emergency Protection Orders), Re B (Children) (Emergency Protection Orders)) | [2004] EWHC 2015 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Emergency protection orders |
| 328 | X v Liverpool City Council | [2005] EWCA Civ 1173 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Child protection; emergency protection orders; police protection |
| 329 | X v Secretary of State for the Home Department | [2021] EWHC 355 (Fam) | High Court (EWHC Fam) | Adoption; recognition of adoption order |
| 330 | X v Z | [2022] EWFC 26 | Family Court | Surrogacy; parental orders; adults |
| 331 | Xanthopoulos v Rakshina | [2022] EWFC 30 | Family Court | Financial remedies; anonymity |
| 332 | XCC v A | [2021] EWCOP 2183 | Court of Protection (EWCOP) | Nullity; forced marriages; capacity |
| 333 | XW v XH (Financial Remedy: Non-matrimonial Assets) (also known as: XW v XH (Financial Remedy: Business Assets)) | [2019] EWCA Civ 2262 | Court of Appeal (EWCA Civ) | Financial remedies; special contribution; businesses |
| 334 | Yemshaw v Hounslow LBC | [2011] UKSC 3 | Supreme Court | Domestic violence and abuse; definition of 'violence'; housing |