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Open Justice Principle – Where are the lines drawn in care proceedings?
The Court of Appeal recently sought to emphasise the limits of the open justice principle, specifically in the context of care proceedings under the Children Act 1989. Jemimah Hendrick analyses the ruling.
Scrutiny of professionals working in Children Act litigation
James Dove looks at the implications of the recent Court of Appeal ruling in Re E for professionals working around the Family Court.
Fear of harm and plans for adoption
The Court of Appeal recently set aside care and placement orders in respect of a two-year-old boy, concluding that the deficiencies in the parenting that he was likely to receive from his mother were not of a nature and degree to justify the termination of the parent/child relationship. Will Green looks at the lessons from the ruling.
Issues Resolution Hearings, threshold criteria and adequacy of reasons
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over a short form of judgment delivered at the conclusion of an IRH disposing of public law proceedings which were by then effectively uncontested, finding that the parties were left in a state of ignorance as to the basis on which the judge actually approved the local authority's right to pursue final orders. Theo Corbett examines the judgment.
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Pathfinder and the Sunflowers
In today’s episode of FortyTwo Talks, Family Law Practitioner, Rachel Chan, is joined by Estella Newbold-Brown, Partner of Amphlett Lissimore to discuss the Private Law 'Pathfinder' and Estella’s new book, Isla and Quinn The Sunflowers.
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