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Family law

CF v CM (Finding of Fact Judgment 2)

The mother made and concealed a recording of X discussing the allegations, lied to her solicitors and the court about its existence, and took deliberate steps to destroy or withhold evidence. As a result, the process by which X was spoken to cannot be trusted, and the delay before the ABE interview, combined with the mother's lack of neutrality, means it cannot be proven on the balance of probabilities that the allegation of sexual abuse is true.

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  • Fact-finding hearing
  • Sexual abuse allegations
  • Evidence concealment
  • Rehearing procedure
  • Witness credibility
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Family law

A Local Authority v M & Ors

The threshold criteria under s.31(2) Children Act 1989 are satisfied because the father assaulted B by grabbing his neck with excessive force, causing physical harm and emotional harm to both children. The parents subjected the children to emotionally abusive language and behaviour, failed to provide stable housing, and minimised domestic abuse. The contemporaneous accounts of the children, corroborated by medical evidence and reliable witness testimony, outweigh the parents' denials and inconsistent explanations.

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  • Threshold criteria
  • Significant harm
  • Domestic abuse
  • Emotional harm
  • Physical harm
  • Children act 1989 s.31
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Criminal law

R v Jerome Stephenson

The conviction is unsafe due to fresh evidence showing the complainant gave materially false testimony at trial, which could have affected the jury's assessment of consent and the appellant's guilt.

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  • Rape
  • Fresh evidence
  • Unsafe conviction
  • Sexual offences
  • Witness credibility
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Administrative law [2025] EWHC 2049 (Admin)

James v General Medical Council

James v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 2049 (Admin) (31 July 2025)

The High Court allowed Dr David James’s appeal against a GMC tribunal finding that he slapped a patient, quashing that finding and remitting the matter.

  • Fitness to practise
  • Findings of fact
  • Witness credibility
  • Sanctions in professional regulation
  • Statutory appeals
  • Medical-tribunal-appeals
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Criminal law

R v Feige Yu

The judge was correct to refuse cross-examination on the WeChat message as there was no evidence linking it to the complainant, and was justified in not reminding the jury about inaccuracies in the witness statement since the jury did not see the statement.

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  • Sexual offences
  • Appeals
  • Cross-examination
  • Witness credibility
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Family law

A v B & Anor

The court found no evidence of coercive and controlling behaviour by the father; the mother’s evidence was unreliable and unsupported. The mother’s allegation of emotional harm to the child by the father’s comment was not made out. The father’s allegation that the mother made malicious and untrue allegations affecting his work and contact was made out, as was the allegation of alienating behaviour by the mother post-separation. The mother manipulated evidence, engaged in alienating behaviours, and used her professional status to threaten contact services.

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  • Child arrangements
  • Domestic abuse
  • Parental alienation
  • Witness credibility
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Insolvency [2025] EWHC 839 (Ch)

Health and Home Ltd & Ors v Elite Property Holdings Ltd & Ors

Health and Home Ltd & Ors v Elite Property Holdings Ltd & Ors [2025] EWHC 839 (Ch) (09 April 2025)

High Court insolvency and company law trial over alleged debt, unlawful dividends and transactions at an undervalue arising from family-group dealings.

  • Transactions at undervalue
  • Unlawful dividends
  • Director's duties
  • Limitation
  • Debt recovery
  • Counterclaim
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Family law

JE v TS

The court found, on the balance of probabilities, that the father engaged in a pattern of controlling and coercive behaviour, committed physical abuse (including pushing the mother and throwing objects), and raped the mother on two occasions. The findings were based on the mother's credible and consistent evidence, corroborated by contemporaneous records and the father's lack of credibility, repeated lies, and manipulative conduct. The delay in reporting rape was explained by ongoing coercive control and later realisation through support services. The father's assertions of erectile dysfuncti…

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  • Child arrangements
  • Contact
  • Domestic abuse
  • Coercive and controlling behaviour
  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
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Criminal law [2025] EWCA Crim 345

Calvert, R. v

Calvert, R. v [2025] EWCA Crim 345 (26 March 2025)

The Court of Appeal rejected fresh evidence said to show a key witness lied at trial, finding the retraction unreliable and the conviction safe.

  • Fresh evidence
  • Witness credibility
  • Cell confessions
  • Perjury
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Criminal case review commission
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Criminal law

R v Lee Michael Calvert

The Court found the retraction statement by RC to be unreliable due to inconsistencies between contemporaneous notes and the statement, the circumstances of its production, and RC's own disavowal of its contents. The Court concluded that the safety of the conviction is not undermined and it is not necessary in the interests of justice to admit the fresh evidence. The appeal is dismissed.

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  • Murder
  • Fresh evidence
  • Witness credibility
  • Cell confession
  • Appeal procedure
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