The WLR Daily case summaries
[2015] WLR (D) 486
CHILDREN— Custody rights— Jurisdiction— Child born in United Kingdom to Moroccan parents— — Child living in Morocco with mother after divorce and subject to order to reside there— — Mother subsequently remarrying in the United Kingdom and bringing child from Morocco— — Father unsuccessfully applying to Moroccan court for residential custody— — Father six months later issuing proceedings in United Kingdom for child’s return— — Whether proceedings governed by international Convention— — Whether criterion of urgency satisfied— — Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (1996) (Cm 7727), art 11