The following are links to useful resources in relation to the issues that are covered in our blog posts and the cases that we feature:

The 1980 Hague Convention:

• Text of the Convention - https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=24

• Status table - https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=24

• HCCH Publications - https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/publications1/?dtid=3&cid=24

• Statistics - https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/publications1/?dtid=32&cid=24

The 1996 Hague Convention:

• Text of the Convention - https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/full-text/?cid=70

• Status table - https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=70

• HCCH Publications - https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/publications1/?dtid=3&cid=70

• Ministry of Justice 1996 Hague Convention Practice Guide (February 2013 - now archived) - https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130128112038/http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/protecting-the-vulnerable/official-solicitor/international-child-abduction-and-contact-unit/1996-hague-convention-guide.pdf?type=Finjan-Download&slot=00000351&id=00000350&location=0A640212

INCADAT

• https://www.incadat.com/en

• Decisions in relation to BIIa - https://www.incadat.com/en/search?search%5Bkeyword%5D=&search%5Bcasenumber%5D=&search%5Bgrounds%5D%5B%5D=Brussels+IIa+Regulation+%28Council+Regulation+%28EC%29+No+2201%2F2003+of+27+November+2003%29&search%5Byear%5D%5Bfrom%5D=&search%5Byear%5D%5Bto%5D=&search%5Bcountries%5D%5B%5D=

Council Regulation (EC) No. 2201/2003 (no longer in force in the UK or EU)

• Text of the Regulation - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32003R2201

• Practice Guide for the application of the Brussels IIa Regulation - https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/f7d39509-3f10-4ae2-b993-53ac6b9f93ed

• Presentation prepared by Dr Cristina M. Mariottini for the Academy of European Law, EJTN Civil Justice Seminar in December 2020 identifying and summarising the most important CJEU decisions in relation tot he interpretation and application of BIIa (posted here with permission) - https://www.ejtn.eu/Documents/Mariottini_CJEU%20on%20Bx%20IIa_EJTN-ERA_4%20December%202020.pdf

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and on international child abduction (recast)

• Text of the Regulation - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019R1111

• The Practice Guide to BIIa (linked above) is being updated. When the updated guide is released it will be linked to here.

Bailii

• https://www.bailii.org/

• Recent decisions - https://www.bailii.org/recent-decisions.html#ew/cases/EWHC/Fam

International Child Abduction and Contact Unit

• General Information about the ICACU and its role (2014) - https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/general-information-icacu-and-role.pdf

• ICACU application form - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-child-abduction-and-contact-unit-application-form

• ICACU guide to completing the application form - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/936583/international_child_abduction_and_contact_form_guidance.doc

• Information for solicitors - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/icacu-referral-list-information-and-application-details/international-child-abduction-and-contact-unit-information-for-solicitors

• Official Solicitor guidance on completing the ICACU request for co-operation form - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/949836/icacu_request-for-co-operation-guide.docx

CFAB

• https://www.cfab.org.uk/

• CFAB advice line - https://www.cfab.org.uk/services/advice-line

• CFAB legal advice service - https://www.cfab.org.uk/project/legal-advice-service

Reunite

• https://www.reunite.org/

• Advice for parents / advice line - https://www.reunite.org/for-parents/

• Reunite lawyers list - https://www.reunite.org/lawyers-listings/

• Mediation services - https://www.reunite.org/mediation-overview/

Global ARRK

• https://www.globalarrk.org/

• Global ARRK Lawyers list - https://www.globalarrk.org/find-a-professional/

These blogs provide other useful information about family proceedings in England and abroad, or are otherwise interesting or entertaining accounts of the English family law space:

• Mental Capacity Law and Policy - https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/

• Open Justice Court of Protection Project - https://openjusticecourtofprotection.org/blog-2/

• Transparency Project - https://transparencyproject.org.uk/

• Family Brief - https://familybrief.org/

• Legal Cheek - https://www.legalcheek.com/

• Pink Tape - http://www.pinktape.co.uk/

• the divorce surgery blog - https://www.thedivorcesurgery.co.uk/our-blog/

• Family Lore - http://www.familylore.co.uk/

• Family Law news (LexisNexis) - https://www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_comment?category_id=News