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The High Court authorised ST’s deprivation of liberty, holding the restrictions were necessary and proportionate while a step-down plan and wider care arrangements were progressed.
M2 never had parental responsibility for RF and AF as she did not qualify under s42 HFEA due to natural conception; PR acquired by mistake is void ab initio. M2 is not granted PR for any child due to inability to accept court findings and risk of emotional harm to the children. F is granted PR for RF and AF due to demonstrated commitment and relationship. M2's contact with RF and AF must be supervised due to risk of emotional harm. FA lives with M1 and has no contact with M2. Applications for name change, baptism, foreign passports, and unrestricted travel are refused. The application to set…
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The Family Court made final care orders for A, B and C, and a placement order for C. Contact was reduced to support permanence and stability.
Blackpool Borough Council v RR & Ors [2026] EWHC 1100 (Fam) (14 May 2026)
The court ruled on publication and anonymisation in care proceedings, ordering publication of the judgments with only RR and her father anonymised.
Given the severity and irreversibility of RN’s brain and brain stem injury, his total dependence on invasive ventilation, lack of meaningful awareness or purposeful movement, ongoing pain and suffering from medical interventions, and the unanimous medical evidence that continued life-sustaining treatment confers no benefit and only prolongs suffering, it is not in RN’s best interests for life-sustaining treatment to continue. The presumption in favour of preserving life is rebutted on these facts.
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The High Court authorised withdrawal of ventilation for a seven-year-old girl with profound brain injury, finding ongoing treatment was no longer in her best interests.
G (Discontinuation of Ventilatory Support), Re [2026] EWHC 812 (Fam) (02 April 2026)
The High Court held that continued mechanical ventilation for G, a severely brain-injured child, was no longer in her best interests and authorised withdrawal.
CYK, R (On the Application Of) v Kent County Council [2026] EWHC 779 (Admin) (31 March 2026)
The Administrative Court revisited whether asylum support can be considered when a local authority assesses exceptional circumstances under s 24A(5) of the Children Act 1989.
Clarke v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police [2026] EWHC 747 (KB) (27 March 2026)
The High Court allowed a child claimant’s appeal, holding that his arrest at school was not unavoidable and was therefore unlawful under PACE.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v GH & Ors [2026] EWHC 1064 (Fam) (09 March 2026)
The High Court held that CAR-T cell therapy and related treatment for a 15-year-old with relapsed B-ALL were in her best interests and lawful under its inherent jurisdiction.
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