The Court of Appeal announced on the day of the hearing of the appeal against the decision of Lieven J in Re J: Local Authority … Read More ›
Tag: children
The vexed question of whether and under what circumstances parents can consent to (or otherwise authorise) the confinement of children under 16 came before HHJ … Read More ›
West Sussex County Council v AB & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 132, concerned a very challenging situation. It concerned a 17 year old woman with … Read More ›
Another in the Lieven J-inspired line of challenges to Cheshire West can be found in Re V (Profound Disabilities) [2025] EWHC 200 (Fam), concerning a … Read More ›
The President of the Family Division has set out public-facing Practice Guidance (January 2025) for cases transitioning from the National DOL List (“NDL”) to the … Read More ›
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 8 January, would amend s.25 Children Act 1989 … Read More ›
An NHS Trust v Mother & Ors [2024] EWHC 2207 (Fam) is a case which throws two issues into stark relief. The first is the … Read More ›
In Re BC (Child in Care: Change of Forename and Surname) [2024] EWHC 1639 (Fam), Poole J approved a request by a 15 year old … Read More ›
[update – the appeal against this decision was allowed by the Court of Appeal in February 2025. Judgment is awaited, but the decision of Lieven … Read More ›
Re J (Blood Transfusion: Older Child: Jehovah’s Witnesses) [2024] EWHC 1034 (Fam) is a characteristically thoughtful judgment from Cobb J, concerning whether authorisation should be … Read More ›