by Emma Nottingham | Sep 15, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
Day 5 continued with submissions from Vikram Sachdeva QC, representing Tafida, instructed by her aunt as litigation friend. He submitted that the court should take no difference between adults and children in principle. Both should look at best interests in light of...
by Emma Nottingham | Sep 13, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
As mentioned in my first blog post this week, there are two cases being heard. The first three days heard the first case, which was an application for judicial review. This application was made by Tafida’s parents to consider the legality of the decision of the...
by Emma Nottingham | Sep 11, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Legal blogging
The facts of the case and summaries of day 1 and 2 can be viewed here: Tafida Raqeeb: First Day of the High Court Case Tafida Raqeeb Case: Day 2 in the High Court. Day 3 of the hearing continued with Katie Gollop QC’s submissions for Barts NHS Health Trust. She...
by Emma Nottingham | Sep 9, 2019 | Cases, Explanation, Legal blogging
Described by counsel as ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’, the 9th September 2019 marked the first day of the Tafida Raqeeb case. I set out to attend under the legal bloggers pilot alongside accredited journalists though in fact the first day of the hearing was held in...
by Emma Nottingham | Jun 22, 2019 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch
Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and M (Acting by her Children’s Guardian) and OA In the recent case of Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v OA , the court had to decide the fate of a 13-month-old-girl, known as M,...
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