Lieven J is proving herself the spiritual successor to Mostyn J as regards challenging Cheshire West. In order to make this assertion good, we need … Read More ›
Tag: children
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today, 18 September 2023, published the report of the review it was commissioned in December 2022 to carry out … Read More ›
[In an extremely helpful, but depressing, report published on 22 June 2023, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory analysed applications received during the first two months … Read More ›
It is exceptionally unusual for a judge, let alone a very senior judge, actively to invite a claim to be brought against the State for … Read More ›
For several days, the case of Archie Battersbee has been a lead story in the media in England & Wales. At the time of writing … Read More ›
In a very helpful development anyone either interested in or involved in cases involving the medical treatment of children, Professor Jo Bridgeman has persuaded her … Read More ›
Judging by my inbox (which I know I shouldn’t be checking on sabbatical), a considerable amount of confusion has been caused by the announcement that … Read More ›
How should the courts respond to the shortage of provision for children and young people whose needs are such that they require special limitations on … Read More ›
When should refusal of treatment by someone under 18 be determinative? For many years, it had been thought that the Court of Appeal had resolved … Read More ›
With huge thanks to Research in Practice for making this freely available, Camilla Parker and I have written practice guidance to help professionals identify when … Read More ›