Re H (children)(placement order: application of principles)

Child Care. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, reversed a decision making care orders and placement orders in relation to three children since the judge had erred by failing to give cogent reasons for departing from recommendations of experts that the mother should be reunited with the children under a rehabilitation program.

*Re D (a child) (care proceedings: ordinary residence)

Child Care. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that the reference to 'a child' in s105(6) of the was intended to be a reference to the child who was the subject of proceedings under that Act and whose ordinary residence needed to be defined for some purpose under the Act.

R v Olusanya and another

Sentence Imprisonment. The Court of appeal, Criminal Division held that the sentences imposed in respect of two defendants in respect of a sham marriage were not manifestly excessive in all the circumstances.

Re H (a child) (contact order: permissibility of judge's actions)

Family proceedings Orders in family proceedings. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, dismissed the father's appeal against a variation to a contact order with his child, holding that the judge had acted permissibly both in holding discussions with counsel as to the approach which they intended to take during the hearing and in considering the child's wishes as to contact in the context of considering the child's welfare.

*Suh and another v Ryu and others

Patent Patents Court. The Patents County Court held that reg 3(2)(b) of the County Court Remedies Regulations 1991, permitted the court held by a person nominated under of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to make search and seizure and asset freezing orders in the general and special jurisdiction.

AA (Somalia) v Entry Clearance officer (Addis Ababa)

Immigration Leave to enter. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, in dismissing the claimant's appeal, held that, on the true construction of the Immigration Rules (HC 251), para6 and, therefore, para309A applied to para352D in determining whether a child was an adopted child of the parent who had been granted asylum.

Minkin v Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor

Solicitor Costs. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, held that under the terms of business of its retainer, the defendant firm of solicitors had been entitled to suspend work carried out for the claimant until the claimant had paid bills issued for work that had been carried out.

R (on the application of Y) v Aylesbury Crown Court

Children and young persons Court proceedings. The Administrative Court, in allowing the claimant's application and quashing the decision to vary an order made pursuant to of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, which had forbade publication of details identifying the claimant, held that the welfare of the claimant, who had been convicted of arson, would be best served by an order restricting publication of his identity.

R v E

Criminal Law Trial. The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, in allowing in part the defendant's appeal against convictions for, inter alia, indecent assault, held that the judge had not been wrong to consider that the defendant would have been able to have a fair trial, but quashed the defendant's convictions for gross indecency with a child under the age of 16, on the basis that they had been unlawful.

Re LSdC (a child) (recognition of foreign order)

Conflict of laws Foreign judgment. The Family Division, in considering the father's application for registration, recognition and enforcement of a judgment of the Portuguese court in respect of residence of the child, held that, without any review of its substance, it would be manifestly contrary to public policy to recognise the judgment pursuant to art23(a) of Council Regulation (EC) 2201-2003.