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The Court of Appeal considers Domestic Abuse – Part 3
This is part 3 of a series of posts about the four conjoined appeals. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. This post tackles the wider issues of principle that were considered in the course of the appeals, and at the end will provide some materials for further...
Taking Liberties: A simple guide to DOL.
This article is about Deprivation of Liberty involving children. To understand Deprivation of Liberty, I am afraid we have to start elsewhere completely… Secure Accommodation Secure accommodation is a special kind of placement for children who are in care, who...
The Court of Appeal considers Domestic Abuse – Part 2
This is part 2 of a series of posts about the conjoined appeals. You can read part 1 here. This post summarises the individual issues in the four appeals. Part 3 will cover the wider issues of principle and some of the themes that emerged in the course of the hearing,...
The Court of Appeal considers Domestic Abuse – Part 1
This week three judges in the Court of Appeal held a 3 day long appeal hearing all about domestic abuse cases. This series of posts provide a summary of what the hearing was about and how it went. The decision is expected in a few weeks time. The appeal was in fact...
Domestic Abuse Appeals – the warm up act?
Starting tomorrow, the Court of Appeal will consider four conjoined appeals where, it is said, the court's approach to the handling of allegations of domestic abuse was wrong. There is significant interest in those appeals, and various journalists and reporters will...
Pippa Knight – Harm Without Awareness
This is a guest post from Katie Gollop QC. Katie is a barrister at Serjeants’ Inn Chambers specialising in healthcare related law. She’s also a Deputy High Court Judge allocated to the Family Division and Court of Protection. Alert: this blog about Guy’s and St...
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