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Family law

JX (A Child) (Fact-finding hearing), Re

Both parties perpetrated domestic abuse in a toxic, volatile relationship. The mother was physically abusive towards the father, including hitting, threats, and loss of self-control, some of which she admitted. The father engaged in emotionally controlling and dismissive behaviour, including stonewalling, unilateral decision-making post-separation, and conduct likely to cause the mother emotional harm and ongoing control using the child. Both parties' behaviours caused emotional harm to the child. The court found specific allegations proven or part-proven as detailed, and determined that both…

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  • Domestic abuse
  • Coercive and controlling behaviour
  • Physical abuse
  • Child arrangements
  • Parental responsibility
  • Contact arrangements
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Family law [2026] EWHC 621 (Fam)

Durham County Council v KK & Ors

Durham County Council v KK & Ors [2026] EWHC 621 (Fam) (16 March 2026)

Finding-of-fact judgment in care proceedings involving allegations that MM raped PP and that LL, MM and KK used false parentage and identity documentation.

  • Child sexual abuse
  • Child trafficking
  • False identity documentation
  • Care orders
  • Dna evidence
  • Physical abuse
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Family law

Cheshire East Council v The Father & Anor

The court found, on a balance of probabilities, that the father perpetrated physical and emotional abuse against K, causing significant harm, based on K's detailed accounts, corroborating medical evidence, and the father's lack of credible denial. Threshold criteria for a care order were met, and residential placement was deemed necessary for K's welfare.

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  • Care orders
  • Physical abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Threshold criteria
  • Placement planning
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Family law [2026] EWFC 100 (B)

A & B (Children) (Private Law Finding of Fact Hearing), Re

A & B (Children) (Private Law Finding of Fact Hearing), Re [2026] EWFC 100 (B) (02 March 2026)

Private law children fact-finding hearing in which the court found mutual abuse, including three assaults by the father on child A and two assaults by the mother on the father.

  • Domestic abuse
  • Child arrangements
  • Controlling and coercive behaviour
  • Physical abuse
  • Fact-finding hearings
  • Family-law
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Tort law [2026] EWHC 331 (KB)

AB & Ors v Leicestershire County Council

AB & Ors v Leicestershire County Council [2026] EWHC 331 (KB) (17 February 2026)

The High Court considered limitation and liability claims arising from alleged child abuse at The Beeches children’s home, but held the claims time-barred and entered judgment for the defendant.

  • Vicarious liability
  • Sexual abuse
  • Physical abuse
  • Limitation act 1980 section 33
  • Discretionary exclusion of limitation
  • Evidential cogency
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Family law [2026] EWFC 49 (B)

Cheshire East Council v The Father & Anor

Cheshire East Council v The Father & Anor [2026] EWFC 49 (B) (02 February 2026)

The court found that K’s father had perpetrated physical and emotional abuse. A care order was made, with K to remain in residential care and receive therapeutic assessment.

  • Care orders
  • Physical abuse
  • Threshold criteria
  • Expert medical evidence
  • Child welfare
  • Hearsay evidence
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Family law

A Local Authority v The Mother & Ors

The court found that the Local Authority did not establish deliberate or reckless contamination of C's VPS or EVD shunt on the balance of probabilities. However, it was proven that the mother deliberately punctured the EVD catheter, motivated by frustration with hospital response, though not intending harm. The evidence established that all children, particularly A and B, were subjected to sustained physical and emotional abuse and neglect by both parents, crossing the s.31 threshold. The parents' dishonesty and inability to cope with parenting demands were central to the findings.

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  • Care orders
  • Threshold criteria
  • Physical abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Neglect
  • Medical evidence
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Family law

TS v AS & Ors (Art 21 Findings of Fact)

The court found, on the balance of probabilities, that the father perpetrated physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as coercive and controlling behaviour against the mother; the children were emotionally harmed and placed at risk of physical harm through exposure to domestic abuse; the father relied on falsified documentation regarding the mother’s mental health; the mother does not suffer from mental illness or lack capacity; the father’s allegations against the mother were not credible.

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  • Domestic abuse
  • Coercive control
  • Sexual abuse
  • Physical abuse
  • Emotional harm
  • Jurisdiction
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Family law

Brighton and Hove City Council v AB & Ors

On the balance of probabilities, the court found that the father (CD) sexually abused N and O as minors as alleged. Their accounts were consistent, credible, and emotionally compelling, with no evidence of collusion or motive to fabricate. Discrepancies in sleeping arrangements were not determinative given the passage of time. The mother (AB) did not fail to protect or collude in the abuse but failed to consider the allegations or the risk posed by the father, raising concerns about her ability to protect the children in future. Threshold under s31 Children Act 1989 is met for all children du…

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  • Sexual abuse
  • Physical abuse
  • Failure to protect
  • Threshold criteria
  • Vulnerable witnesses
  • Domestic abuse
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Family law [2025] EWFC 414 (B)

N (Children), Re (Domestic Abuse: Proven)

N (Children), Re (Domestic Abuse: Proven) [2025] EWFC 414 (B) (26 November 2025)

Fact-finding judgment finding the father committed domestic abuse, sexual assault, harassment, and coercive control, with welfare issues left for later review.

  • Children act 1989
  • Domestic abuse
  • Fact-finding hearings
  • Child arrangements
  • Coercive and controlling behaviour
  • Sexual assault
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