A second bite of the cherry? Fact-finding after withdrawal of care proceedings
A second bite of the cherry? Fact-finding after withdrawal of care proceedings Date:27 JAN 2021 Andrew Bainham, Barrister at St Philips Chambers, Birmingham; Emeritus Reader in Family Law and Policy, University of Cambridge The Court of Appeal has recently considered the principles governing the reopening of findings of fact in care proceedings in several cases. This article looks at a recent decision which considers the related, but distinctly novel, question arising where a local authority has withdrawn proceedings and then wishes to re-litigate matters which formed the basis of those ...
Source: familylaw.co.uk