On 18th June 2018, the Court of Appeal comprising the Senior President Sir Ernest Ryder, Sales LJ and Sir James Munby PFD handed down judgment in the case of In the matter of P-S (Children) [2018] EWCA Civ...
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In this latest article, Alexander Pritchard-Jones talks about ‘A Missing Step? The interaction of the guidelines on the imposition of community and custodial sentences and the specific offence guide...
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The Court of Appeal has considered the interpretation of a clause in a suspended possession order that provides for automatic discharge after a prescribed period of time in the case of Armstrong v Ashfield...
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The Court of Appeal has considered who has the burden of proof in an appeal flowing from a challenge to the local authorities decision pursuant to section189(1)(c) Housing Act 1996 concerning who is in “...
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Another highlight from our Child Care conference, featured in our Child Care Newsletter.
KINSHIP ASSESSMENTS
1. In Cheshire East Borough Council v NA and others [2017] EWFC 20, MacDonald J was re...
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Another highlight from our Child Care conference, featured in our Child Care Newsletter.
Adoption Update by Elizabeth Isaacs QC
Adoption – Procedural Unfairness
1. Judicial review CAN be...
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Here is an article from our latest Child Care Newsletter.
NAI or NOT?
1. The recent case of Re Effie Stillwell (A Child) (sub nom. Re F (A Child); F v Buckinghamshire CC) (Family Court) Her Honou...
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HRA CLAIMS
At our recent Child Care Conference, Tom Harrill spoke on the subject of Human Rights claims.
Here are some key points from his presentation.
1. There is a 1 year primary limitation pe...
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Here is an article from our latest Child Care Newsletter.
5 TOP TIPS
1. Local authorities seeking a placement order should file with the court:
a. the child’s permanence report; and
b...
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Aadhithya Anbahan has been awarded an outgoing Pegasus Scholarship from the Inns of Court Trust. Starting from the beginning of October 2017, she will be spending six weeks in Washington D.C working within...
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