Family

• A local authority with care order cannot unilaterally change child's nationality (Court of Appeal)
  In Re Y (Children in care: change of nationality) [2020] EWCA Civ 1038, the Court of Appeal confirmed that a local authority with a care order cannot exercise its parental responsibility to change a child's nationality where the parents oppose it, or without court approval.
• Disclosure to journalist: redaction costs not awarded due to the applicant's financial means (High Court)
  In Newman v Southampton City Council and others (Costs and PTA) [2020] EWHC 2148 (Fam), the High Court awarded the local authority its reasonable costs for copying material for disclosure to a journalist, but refused to award costs for redacting the material.
• Guidance on approach where there are concurrent applications for enforcement under Brussels II Revised and welfare orders (Court of Appeal)
  In Re E (Brussels IIA recognition and enforcement) [2020] EWCA Civ 1030, the Court of Appeal clarified the approach the court should take where there are concurrent applications for a child arrangements order and for recognition and enforcement of a foreign custody order under Council Regulation (EC) 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility (BIIR).