One of the great paradoxes for dedicated legal scholars, whether or not they also professionally work in the law, is the fact that the saddest cases are very often the most interesting, from a legal perspective. This principle is perfectly exemplified by a recent case where 2 parents had their child removed from their care […]
All sudden and unexplained, violent or unnatural deaths (or where the cause is unknown) must be reported to a Coroner. For legal purposes this will include circumstances where a person dies during an operation or before coming out of anaesthetic, or where the death may have been caused by an industrial disease. Furthermore the Coroner must be notified […]
It is now the mid-way point between the first and second anniversaries of the Children and Families Act 2014. The act is wide-ranging, tackling everything from adoption (the most Draconian order that any court can ever make) to smoking in cars. There are approximately 6,000 children waiting for ‘forever families’ (to use the slightly odd argot […]
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