Children: Public Law Update (March 2015)

John Tughan QC reviews recent judgments of particular importance to all practitioners in public children law.

In this update he considers:

• Some further decisions relating to the B-S line of authority
• a decision on the admission of fresh (medical) evidence on appeal
• the absence of legal aid
• guidance by the President on how not to conduct care proceedings
• the award of damages against a local authority
• the use of inherent jurisdiction injunctions to prevent child sexual exploitation.

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Authors

• John Tughan KC