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Father forced his children to ‘overexercise’, court hears.

Relocation case re: child where Brussels II Regulation interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and judgement of the Supreme Court 19 July 2017

Proposed law to reduce waiting time for Divorce in Ireland from 4 to 2 years before Justice Committee.

Family law - Child abduction - Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991 - Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - O. 28, r. 1 of the Rules of the Superior Courts - Amendment of pleadings - Discretionary remedy

Family law - Judicial separation - Lump sum payment - Statutory requirements - Applicant seeking to vary the judgment and order of the High Court in relation to the lump sum payment ordered to be paid by the respondent to the applicant - Whether the respondent’s conduct should have resulted in a greater lump sum than that which was awarded 

Family - Child abduction - Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980 (“Hague Convention”) - Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003(‘Brussels II bis Regulation’) - Wrongful removal - Acquiescence to retention - Delay -  Defence of “well settled” - Lack of subterfuge 

Family - Child Abuse - Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Child Abuse and Neglect - Psychological and Emotional Abuse - Anger Management - Judicial Review - Notice of Motion - O. 84, r. 22(5) of the Rules of the Superior Courts 

Family law - Committal and attachment order - Liberty to re-enter - Prohibition - Bias 

Family - Award of costs - Issue of public importance - Costs of guardian ad litem - The Child Care Act, 1991 

The main improvements to the law contained in the Domestic Violence Bill are as follows: