Re B - The Standard of Proof - Part 2
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- Length:
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- Course Aims:
This podcast aims to inform the listener of the changes to the law in this area in the wake of the Re B case. It further aims to place the decision in the context of care proceedings as a whole, and points out potential future issues arising from the House of Lords judgment.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Understand the ratio and individual speeches of the House of Lords decision in Re B;
- Be aware of the impact of this decision on care proceedings, and indeed family law, as a whole;
- Engage with the speakers in evaluating the House of Lords decision and potential issues arising from it.
- Level:
- Complex
- Classification:
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Case Update
Legal Principles
- Sources and References:
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- Children Act 1989;
- Human Rights Act 1998;
- Re B (children) (sexual abuse: standard of proof) [2008] UKHL 35;
- Re P (sexual abuse: standard of proof) [1996] 2 FLR 333;
- Re G (adoption: ordinary residence) [2002] EWHC 2447 (Fam);
- Re H and others (minors) (sexual abuse: standard of proof) [1996] 1 All ER 1;
- Re ET (serious injuries: standard of proof) [2003] 2 FLR 1205;
- Re F-H (children) (fact-finding hearing)[2008] EWCA Civ 1249;
- Law Commission Report 172 - Review of Child Law: Guardianship.
This podcast further details the arguments that were before the House of Lords in the Re B case, and then goes on to consider and evaluate the decision that their Lordships reached.
Podcast Added: 10/02/2009
