(Court of Appeal, Sir James Munby P, McFarlane, Lewison LJJ, 25 July 2017)
Public law children – Adoption – Reasoning – Whether judge’s reasoning was deficient in analysis of why adoption was favoured over long-term fostering
The appeal from care and placement orders was dismissed.
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Neutral Citation Number: [2017] EWCA Civ 1121
Case No: B4/2017/0238/CCFMF
ON APPEAL FROM THE FAMILY COURT SITTING AT WATFORD
HIS HONOUR JUDGE WILDING
WD1600101
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 25 July 2017
Before:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FAMILY DIVISION
LORD JUSTICE McFARLANE
and
LORD JUSTICE LEWISON
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Between:
Re N-S (Children)
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Elizabeth Isaacs QC and Hilary Pollock (instructed by Hecht Montgomery Solicitors) for the Appellant Father
Mark Twomey QC and John Church (instructed by Hertfordshire County Council) for the First Respondent Local Authority
Matthew Stott (instructed by Reeds Solicitors) for the Children’s Guardian
Hearing date : 29 June 2017
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Judgment Approved
Judgment: Re N-S (Children) [2017] EWCA Civ 1121.rtf