Family Law Caselaw Round-Up - Private Children Law, Financial Remedies & the FLA

Introduction

Join Rachel Frost-Smith for a round-up of some of the latest interesting and reported family law cases.

Please note this live session does not include public children law cases but will provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of key reported cases from 2024-2025, highlighting legal developments and practical implications. Whether you specialise in private children disputes, financial orders, or the Family Law Act, this live session equips you with essential updates and strategic takeaways in private children matters.

There may also be additional cases added to this session that are reported near to the scheduled date.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Private Children Law
• AA and BB [2025] Children: Dubai - international children return orders and jurisdictional complexities
• WX v YZ (International Relocation: Supervised Contact) [2024] - Balancing relocation requests with contact arrangements
• P v B [2025] - Permission to appeal an arbitral award in child arrangements
• Re A [2024] - Key findings on welfare and best interests
• E (Children: Costs) [2025] - Costs considerations in private law children proceedings
• Re O [2025] (Summary Return: Non-Convention Country) - Return orders involved non-Hague jurisdictions
• Financial Remedies
• ST v AR [2025] - Treatment of post-separation assets
• Standish v Standish [2025] - Needs, compensation and sharing principles revisited
• GH v IH [2025] - Disclosure, enforcement and fairness in complex financial disputes
• Family Law Act (FLA)
• Siton v Morrison [2025] - Non-molestation orders and evidential thresholds
• Transparency
• Tickle & Anor v the BBC & Ors [2025] - Media access, anonymisation, and the evolving transparency landscape

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.