We rep’d the child, the appeal was brought by the father against the Court’s decision to remove the children under an ICO, and the appeal was allowed, the children were returned – it was heard last month (October 2023)

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AF v AM [2023] EWFC 153

NLS Team – Dexter Bonner, Harvey Daniels (London) – Family

Domestic Abuse and Private Children law proceedings.. considerations of “coercive controlling behaviour” when no findings are made by the court. Considerations of the application of the welfare checklist and PD12J.

A Mother v A Father [2023] EWFC 105 (14 April.2023)

NLS Team – Priti Shah, (London) – Care

Represented a father in care proceedings for which PR was removed following allegations of sexual abuse proven at second FFH.

Judge wrote a letter to the Child explaining his decision which got widely spread among the legal sector as being something which ought to be done as a matter of course, such was the significance of that letter in what was very significant decision made by the court.

Re P, H-L (children)(mobile phone extraction) [2023] EWCA Civ 206

NLS Team – Kirsty Richards, Jestina Johnson (London) – Family

We represented two children in care proceedings and this interim appeal came in between a part heard fact find hearing. Decision by Lady and Lord Justices, Black, Bean and Baker.

Case will lead to a change to FPR2010 (as recommended by Lord MacFarlane)

Case is being covered in all public law children updates nationally as a result of the guidance flowing from this Appeal

KR was published in Jordan’s Family Law Journal discussing the case and guidance in [2023] Fam Law 751-890

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