Cases
W v M
11th September 2025
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Rosanne Godfrey Lockwood, instructed by Bryan Jones and Nicola Denison of Hughes Fowler Carruthers, successfully represented the Respondent Mother in the High Court, resisting an application for fresh evidence to be considered.
The appeal was defended with one ground being struck out altogether and the application being certified as totally without merit, achieving a s.91(14) bar and a 100% costs order.
The judgement provides a helpful summary on the principle of costs in a Children Act appeal.
Read full judgment here.
Rosanne Godfrey-Lockwood
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