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Law digests: 25 September 2020

23 September 2020
Issue: 7903 / Categories: Case law , In Court , Law digest
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Children & young persons

Re C (a child) (parental order and child arrangements order) [2020] EWHC 2141 (Fam), [2020] All ER (D) 27 (Sep)

A surrogate child (C) had his ‘home’ with the father and the mother (the parents), within the meaning of s 54(4)(a) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, notwithstanding that the parents were separated and lived in two separate households. The Family Division so ruled, having given a wide and purposive interpretation of the word ‘home’. Accordingly, the court granted a parental order in favour of the parents. Further, and among other things, the court held that it was in C’s welfare best interests to make a child arrangements order that he live with his father (with whom he currently lived) and spent time with his mother.


Contract

Lodha Developers 1 GSQ Ltd v 1 GSQ 1 Ltd and another [2020] EWHC 2356 (Ch), [2020] All ER (D) 30 (Sep)

The claimant company sought summary judgment for: (i) a declaration that a sale and purchase agreement

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

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