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Children: Public Law Update (May 2014)

8th May 2014

John Tughan considers recent judgments in public law children cases, including the President’s recent comments on the 26 week time limit and s 38(6) applications.

In this public law update I will consider:

  • A recent decision from the President relating to both s38(6) applications and the 26 week deadline
  • The ability of a non-parent to apply for leave to oppose an adoption order
  • The weight to be attached to ABE interviews
  • Findings of fact in cases involving equivocal medical evidence.

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