Category: care orders

Merton London Borough Council v B (Central Authority of the Republic of Latvia, intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted August 21st, 2015 in adoption, appeals, care orders, children, EC law, families, family courts, human rights, jurisdiction, law reports, local government, transfer of proceedings by sally

Merton London Borough Council v B (Central Authority of the Republic of Latvia, intervening) [2015] EWCA Civ 888; [2015] WLR (D) 365

‘Notwithstanding that concerns might be expressed in many parts of Europe about the law and practice in England and Wales in relation to non-consensual adoption where care proceedings involving foreign nationals were in contemplation, domestic law was not incompatible with the United Kingdom’s international obligations or, specifically, its obligations under the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.’

WLR Daily, 6th August 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

When keeping a child from their mother is in their best interests – The Guardian

Posted August 14th, 2015 in adoption, appeals, care orders, child neglect, families, foreign jurisdictions, news by tracey

‘Taking a child away from a parent is one of the most profound and far-reaching powers a court can exercise. Can it ever be in the best interests of a child to lose not only a parent but also a nationality and family heritage? These questions are prompted by the decision of the court of appeal last week that a Latvian girl, known only as CB, should be brought up by adoptive parents in the UK.’

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The Guardian, 14th August 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Latvian child must be adopted in the UK, judge rules – BBC News

Posted August 14th, 2015 in adoption, appeals, care orders, child neglect, families, foreign jurisdictions, news by tracey

‘A Latvian girl should be adopted in the UK, despite objections from her mother and the Latvian authorities, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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BBC News, 13th August 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Adopted girl wins right to return to biological family after abuse – The Guardian

Posted August 12th, 2015 in adoption, care orders, child abuse, names, news by sally

‘A 14-year-old girl has won a “highly exceptional” legal ruling that revokes an adoption order made more than 10 years ago.’

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The Guardian, 11th August 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The un-named baby appeal [2014] EWCA Civ. 1524 – Tanfield Chambers

Posted July 28th, 2015 in appeals, care orders, civil procedure rules, expert witnesses, news, psychiatrists, social services by sally

‘On the 9th October 2014, the Court of Appeal heard a number of applications for permission to appeal by the parents of two children, who had been the subject of care and placement orders.’

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Tanfield Chambers, 18th June 2015

Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Keep Calm and Read B-S – Family Law Week

Posted June 3rd, 2015 in adoption, appeals, care orders, children, families, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Cyrus Larizadeh of 4 Paper Buildings and Senate House Chambers recently spoke at the NAGALRO Conference on Re B-S, its aftermath and some of the misconceptions arising from it.’
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Family Law Week, 2nd June 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Two-year-old boy removed from parents’ care after concerns over family’s ‘smoky house’ – The Independent

Posted June 2nd, 2015 in adoption, care orders, health, news, smoking by sally

‘A two-year-old boy has been taken from his parents’ care after a health visitor highlighted concerns about the level of cigarette smoke at his home.’

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The Independent, 1st June 2015

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Re J: A Lesson on Threshold and Logic – Family Law Week

Posted April 30th, 2015 in adoption, appeals, care orders, news by sally

‘Alex Laing, pupil, and Radhika Handa, barrister, of Coram Chambers, consider Re J in which the Court of Appeal picked up a number of the themes articulated by the President in Re A.’

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Family Law Week, 23rd April 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

In the matter of S (A Child) – Supreme Court

Posted April 14th, 2015 in appeals, care orders, costs, law reports, local government, Supreme Court by sally

In the matter of S (A Child) [2015] UKSC 20 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 25th April 2015

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Ariadne’s Golden Thread: Placing Children in Secure Accommodation – Family Law Week

Posted April 10th, 2015 in care orders, children, jurisdiction, news by tracey

‘Alex Laing, pupil at Coram Chambers, provides a step-by-step guide through the secure accommodation labyrinth when determining whether to use section 25 of the Children Act 1989 or the inherent jurisdiction.’

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Family Law Week, 9th April 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Daedalus’s Twist? Secure Accommodation after a Child’s 16th Birthday – Family Law Week

Posted April 10th, 2015 in care orders, children, jurisdiction, news by tracey

‘Alex Laing, pupil at Coram Chambers, examines whether, and if so on what basis, the court can place in secure accommodation a child who has celebrated his 16th birthday.’

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Family Law Week, 9th April 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Family Court Key Decision Review: Part 1 – No. 5 Chambers

Posted April 7th, 2015 in care orders, costs, delay, documents, local government, news by sally

‘In the first of a new series of quarterly round ups, Kathryn Taylor reviews some of the key decisions of the family court since December 2014, with a particular emphasis on Local Authority failings.’

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No. 5 Chambers, 30th March 2015

Source: www.no5.com

On the Road Again – Nearly Legal

Posted April 7th, 2015 in appeals, care orders, children, health, homelessness, housing, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘With remarkable speed, the Supreme Court has handed down its judgement in Nzolameso v Westminster City Council , having announced immediately after the hearing on 17/3/2015 that the appeal would be allowed, with reasons to follow.’

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Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Care orders and accommodation pending appeal – Nearly Legal

Posted April 7th, 2015 in appeals, care orders, homelessness, housing, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Our post on Nzolameso v City of Westminster [2015] UKSC 22 is here, but behind the headlines of the judgment (and it is a good judgment) is a whole history, even between the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court hearings.’

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Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Transfers of Proceedings under Article 15 Brussels II Revised in a Public Law Context – Family Law Week

Posted March 31st, 2015 in adoption, care orders, delay, EC law, foreign jurisdictions, news by sally

‘Oliver Jones, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, and Maria Wright, solicitor of Freemans, currently seconded to the Court of Appeal, analyse a series of recent judgments in which the English courts have considered whether public law children proceedings should be in this jurisdiction or abroad.’

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Family Law Week, 27th March 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

DIY Justice – Panorama

Posted March 31st, 2015 in care orders, legal aid, legal representation, litigants in person, news by sally

‘Raphael Rowe meets the parents fighting for access to their children without any legal assistance. Cuts to legal aid mean they must represent themselves in court.’

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Panorama, 30th March 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Father who insisted he had a right to smack his children has son and daughter taken into care – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 30th, 2015 in care orders, concealing birth, corporal punishment, families, news, parental rights, social services by sally

‘The father, from Rotherham, was completely open with social workers about his conviction that children benefit from corporal punishment.’

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Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Satanic cult claims dismissed by High Court judge – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 20th, 2015 in care orders, child abuse, news, witchcraft by tracey

‘Claims that a “satanic cult” where children were abused by paedophiles has been operating in north London have been dismissed by a High Court judge.’

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Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

‘How not to embark upon, and pursue, a care case’ – Park Square Barristers

Posted March 19th, 2015 in care orders, news, placement orders, social services by sally

‘In the 2014 case Re R (A Child) [2014] EWCA Civ 1625, the president considered the post-Re B & -Re B-S landscape, stressing that ‘Re B-S was not intended to change and has not changed the law’ [para. 44] on adoption. The president’s judgment clarified that, in the wake of Re B and Re B-S, it is not right to say that an application for a placement order now has to ‘surmount a much higher hurdle’ or to exclaim that ‘adoption is over’.’

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Park Square Barristers, 25th February 2015

Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk

Children: Public Law Update (March 2015) – Family Law Week

Posted March 5th, 2015 in adoption, appeals, care orders, children, damages, injunctions, legal aid, local government, news by tracey

‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent judgments of particular importance to all practitioners in public children law.’

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Family Law Week, 3rd March 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk