(Family Division, Hayden J, 24 April 2018)
Medical treatment – Jurisdiction – Application to set aside declarations – Application to permit child’s removal to Italy for medical treatment
The parents’ application for permission to remove the child to Italy for medical treatment and to set aside the earlier declarations in relation to the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment was dismissed.
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Case No: FD17P00694
Neutral Citation Number: [2018] EWHC 953 (Fam)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
FAMILY DIVISION
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 24/04/2018
Before :
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE HAYDEN
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Between :
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Applicant
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(1) Mr Thomas Evans
(2) Ms Kate James
(3) Alfie Evans
(A Child by his Guardian CAFCASS Legal)
Respondents
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Michael Mylonas QC (instructed by Hill Dickinson) for the Applicant
Paul Diamond (instructed by The Christian Legal Centre) for the 1st and 2nd Respondents
Sophia Roper instructed by CAFCASS
Hearing dates: 24 April 2018
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Judgment
Judgment: Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust v Evans and Ors [2018] EWHC 953 (Fam).doc
