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Family law

Essex County Council v MH & Ors

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.

  • Deprivation of liberty
  • Secure accommodation
  • Corporate parenting
  • Education provision
  • Therapeutic support
  • Placement monitoring
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Family law [2026] EWHC 653 (Fam)

BA (A Child), Re (DOLS in Hospital)

BA (A Child), Re (DOLS in Hospital) [2026] EWHC 653 (Fam) (20 March 2026)

The High Court authorised BA’s deprivation of liberty briefly in hospital to permit transition to a children’s home, stressing the need for education and suitable provision.

  • Deprivation of liberty
  • Children's welfare
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Education provision
  • Article 5 echr
  • Mental health
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Family law

Holly, Re

The court refused Kent County Council’s application to extend a deprivation of liberty order for Holly and criticised the authority’s failure to meet her care needs.

  • Deprivation of liberty
  • Care planning
  • Therapeutic residential placement
  • Parental responsibility
  • Capacity assessment
  • Children's services
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Planning law

Swindon Borough Council v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor

The inspector's interpretation of policy IN1 was correct in considering economic viability as a contextual qualifier, his reasoning on precedent was adequate given the evidence and context, and his conclusion on the lack of necessity for a primary school in the north part of Foxbridge was rational and sufficiently reasoned based on pupil yield and practicalities.

  • Statutory interpretation
  • Development plan compliance
  • Infrastructure contributions
  • Affordable housing
  • Education provision
  • Precedent in planning decisions
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