The Latest Breaking News from Family Division of High Court

Judge moves to protect women in refuges involved in family court disputes

Sir Andrew McFarlane has given guidance after hearing how addresses of alleged abuse victims could be revealed when court orders were served.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Distraught mum's fresh plea 3 months after her ex-husband 'abducted' 3 kids and fled UK

Dawn Daley last saw her three children on July 30 after their farther Fares Aljehani came to pick them up from their home in Manchester for a holiday to Yorkshire - but never returned

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

Psychologist under attack in family court fight fears for her career, judge told

A barrister representing Melanie Gill on Wednesday told an appeal hearing at the High Court in London that there was a ‘whiff of a witch-hunt’

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Judges considering parents’ appeal over treatment for brain-damaged son

A judge on Friday said there was a bleak picture for Archie Battersbee.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Appeal judges set to consider latest stage of Archie Battersbee treatment fight

Archie’s parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, have mounted an appeal bid after a High Court judge ruled that doctors could stop treatment

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Archie Battersbee life support case to be reconsidered after parents win appeal battle

The 12-year-old boy's family have won the case to have his case re-examined after a High Court Judge ruled he was lawfully dead

Manchester Evening News · Jun 29, 2022

Archie’s parents ‘delighted’ after winning appeal ruling in treatment dispute

Three appeal judges on Wednesday ruled that evidence relating to what was in Archie Battersbee’s best interests should be reconsidered.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Archie Battersbee case will be reconsidered at High Court as relatives win appeal

Evidence will now be reconsidered by a different judge

Wales Online · Jun 29, 2022

Longest-serving High Court judge hailed at retirement ceremony

Mr Justice Holman, 74, is stepping down after 27 years on the bench.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Boy’s parents wait for judge’s ruling on latest stage of treatment fight

Hospital bosses think Archie Battersbee is dead and want Mrs Justice Arbuthnot to rule that a brain-stem test is in his best interests.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022