Jurisdiction: Only with good reason

Harry White discusses circumstances in which the court’s residual parens patriae jurisdiction may be utilised where a child is a British national but not habitually resident in England and Wales In order for the court to exercise the residual jurisdiction there must exist circumstances which are sufficiently compelling to require or make it necessary that …
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Enforcement: Continuing relevance

Molly Betts examines the ongoing significance of the EU Maintenance Regulation in relation to non-EU member states It was argued on behalf of the father that, had the proceedings which were actually issued in Monaco been issued in another member state, then those proceedings would have had priority under the EU Maintenance Regulation and the …
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