England and Wales Case Law

AB v BB

AB v BB [2026] EWFC 111 (B) (07 May 2026)

Family court case about child arrangements where the father’s repeated viewing of prohibited child sexual abuse imagery led to supervised contact for DB and gradual unsupervised contact for CB.

• Child arrangements
• Contact orders
• Risk assessment
• Child sexual abuse material
• Expert evidence
• Welfare checklist

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R v Nilesh Goutam

The Court of Appeal quashed immediate custody for child image offences and substituted a 20-month suspended sentence with rehabilitation and unpaid work.

• Sentencing
• Child sexual abuse material
• Rehabilitation
• Suspended sentence
• Procedural fairness
• Criminal-sentencing

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