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Children law update - Easter 2026
Michael Jones KC analyses the latest public law children cases of interest to practitioners.
Good practice in post-adoption contact
A Family Court judge has provided key guidance on post-adoption contact. Natalie Oakes sets out the main points from the ruling.
An ‘intolerable’ deprivation of liberty – and the need for reasons
A High Court judge recently described the detention of teenage girl in a room without windows on an A&E ward for two-and-a-half months as “intolerable”. Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) examines the ruling, including the judge's comments in relation to "educational supervision".
Dispensing with notice to father
It is vital that those representing local authorities or vulnerable parents understand the evidentiary threshold and procedural safeguards surrounding applications to dispense with notice to a father in child protection proceedings, writes Daniel Sheridan.
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