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Doing away with consent—foreign children and adoption orders

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Published on: 17 November 2015

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Table of contents

Original news
What was the case about?
What were the facts at first instance?
What were the issues on appeal?
What does the judgment tell us about jurisdiction to make adoption orders in relation to non-British children?
What is the scope and ambit of Brussels II bis?
How should discretion be exercised in such cases?
How does the appeal further our understanding of Brussels II bis, art 15 and what was the outcome?
What did the court have to say about ChA 1989, s 20 and judicial continuity?
What is the impact of the judgment?

Article summary

Family analysis: Does the English court have the jurisdiction both to make an adoption order in relation to a foreign national child and to dispense with the consent of a parent who is a foreign national? William Tyler QC of 36 Bedford Row and Park Square Barristers, discusses the Court of Appeal judgment in N (Children) (Adoption: Jurisdiction).

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