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Interfering with welfare assessments by trial judges

The Court of Appeal recently considered whether a trial judge had erred in refusing care and placement orders and instead directing that three children be rehabilitated to their mother's care under supervision. Lisa Edmunds looks at the outcome of the case.
August 07, 2026
Interfering with welfare assessments by trial judges

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Publication of judgments in care proceedings

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A High Court judge in the Family Division recently considered the question of the extent to which judgments he had handed down should be anonymised and whether the transparency order in force in respect of care proceedings should be varied accordingly. Molly Giles considers the key points from the ruling.

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