(Family Division, Hayden J, 13 May 2019)
Medical treatment – Application for declaration of lawfulness – Parental objection on religious grounds - 15-month-old child with renal failure
The court made a declaration of lawfulness in relation to a gastroscopy procedure on the 15-month-old child who had renal disease and whose parents objected to treatment on religious grounds.
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Neutral Citation Number: [2019] EWHC 1244 (Fam)
Case No: MAP1900343
FAMILY DIVISION
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 13/05/2019
Before :
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Between :
Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation
Applicant
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1st Respondent
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OA
2nd Respondent
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Mr Burrows (instructed by Hill Dickinson LLP) for the NHS Trust
Ms Greenhalgh (instructed by Manchester City Council) for the Local Authority
Ms Kilvington (instructed by Abbot and Co) for the M
Ms Cordock (instructed by Children’s Guardian) for the Guardian
F (acting in person)
Hearing date: 13 May 2019
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Approved Judgment
I direct that pursuant to CPR PD 39A para 6.1 no official shorthand note shall be taken of this Judgment and that copies of this version as handed down may be treated as authentic.
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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE HAYDEN
Judgment: Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v M and Another [2019] EWHC 1244 (Fam)
