Re J (Blood Transfusion: Older Child: Jehovah’s Witnesses) [2024] EWHC 1034 (Fam) is a characteristically thoughtful judgment from Cobb J,… Read more
Tag: children
Children, capacity and accepting the diagnosis
Y NHS Foundation Trust v AN & Anor [2024] EWHC 805 (Fam) concerned a 16 year old girl, AN, who had… Read more
Lieven J puts the (Cheshire West) cat amongst the pigeons
Lieven J is proving herself the spiritual successor to Mostyn J as regards challenging Cheshire West. In order to make… Read more
Independent review of disagreements in the care of critically ill children – the report and recommendations
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today, 18 September 2023, published the report of the review it was commissioned in… Read more
Deprivation of liberty applications relating to children: what is actually happening?
[In an extremely helpful, but depressing, report published on 22 June 2023, the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory analysed applications received… Read more
Systemically failing the human rights of children: the President of the Family Division shouts as loudly as he can
It is exceptionally unusual for a judge, let alone a very senior judge, actively to invite a claim to be… Read more
Archie Battersbee: the context and the relevance of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
For several days, the case of Archie Battersbee has been a lead story in the media in England & Wales. … Read more
Reported judgments involving medical treatment of children
In a very helpful development anyone either interested in or involved in cases involving the medical treatment of children, Professor… Read more
A “National DoLS Court” – what it is (and isn’t)
Judging by my inbox (which I know I shouldn’t be checking on sabbatical), a considerable amount of confusion has been… Read more
The Supreme Court grits its teeth – the inherent jurisdiction, deprivation of liberty and children
How should the courts respond to the shortage of provision for children and young people whose needs are such that… Read more