Major update to the Expert Letter of Instruction
The draft letter of instruction for experts in the articles section has had a major overhaul this month.
Key Guidance relevant to Cases About Children
Link to Guidance Date Additional comment Administrative Court Guidance on Judicial Review July 2020 Cafcass and the Work of Independent Reviewing Officers: Updated Practice Note March 2018 Capacity to Litigate in Proceedings involving Children (Family Justice Council) April 2018 Children Act 1989: care planning, placement and case review DfE Statutory Guidance Last updated July 2021…
DetailsImmigration General
Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights Asylum Aid – Protection from Persecution- Amnesty International Contains regional summaries on countries’ human rights situation. Asylum Support – Asylum Aid Asylum Aid is a charity which provides free legal advice and representation to refugees and asylum seekers seeking safety in the UK from persecution. Asylum Support…
DetailsQuestioning the Evidence
Cross-Examination of Fact Witnesses: The Civil Law Perspective – Global Arbitration Review Cross-examining Children — This article is also of general interest when assessing the quality of interviews of a child. Cross Examination of the Medical Expert — Some tips from a US attorney on how to exploit the differences between a witness’s written and…
DetailsNuffield Research on Contact to Children in Care during Covid 19 crisis
New research project: Understanding how children’s connections to birth families are being managed during social isolation and lockdown – 3rd Apr 2020 https://www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/news/childrens-connections-families-social-isolation The research team is looking for families and practitioners to share their experiences of maintaining contact between children and their birth relatives during the crisis. This could be social workers, guardians, contact…
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Alcoholics Anonymous (Great Britain) Ltd Al-Anon Alcohol Change Welcome to Cocaine Anonymous UK Debtors Anonymous – Recovery from Compulsive Debt Gamblers Anonymous UK UKNA | Narcotics Anonymous in the UK Tel: 0300 999 1212 Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous Society for the Study of Addiction international membership organisation but useful articles and research summaries on…
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Child Poverty Action Group — campaigns for changes in policy necessary to end child poverty. Advice line for agencies who offer benefits help. Publications include annual benefits guides & Welfare Rights Bulletin sic times a year. Citizens Advice Bureau guide to benefits Government guide to benefits Rightsnet — Provides advice support and through subscription it…
DetailsHuman Rights – General
1 Crown Office Row human rights updates Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights — Worldwide campaigning movement working to promote human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. Batt Murphy London based law firm specialising in human rights cases – newsfeed Equality & Human Rights…
DetailsMunchausen’s / Factitious Illnesses
Cases A County Council v A Mother & Ors [2005] EWHC 31 (Fam) (18 January 2005) (Ryder judgment) Y (Fact-Finding: Fabricated Illness) [2018] EWHC 4020 (Fam) an FII case in which I represented the local authority Re C (Children: Fact Find: Medical Presentation) [2020] EWFC B1 Lancashire v S (Fabricated Illness) [2015] EWFC 61 Articles…
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ADD/ADHD Online Information – adders.org Alzheimer’s Society – Leading the fight against dementia Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Association of Educational Psychologists Borderline Personality Disorder Information and Support – BPD Central Borderline personality disorder – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy British Psychoanalytic Council British Psychological Society British Psychotherapy…
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