Children across England experience substantial levels of emotional and mental health difficulties, with NHS data showing that one in five is living with a probable mental health disorder. Many of these difficulties can be linked to experiences of trauma or adversity,...
In the case of A Local Authority v A Mother & Ors [2025] EWHC 3498 (Fam), Lieven J deals with Transparency Orders in care proceedings, as Graeme Bentley explains. The Judge was concerned with allegations of Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in respect of a child...
Legal apprenticeships are increasingly important in public law firms, offering a route into the profession that combines practical experience with formal study. At Invicta Law, apprentices are fully involved in casework from the start, learning by doing while being...
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Re D brings renewed focus to how threshold is approached when parents have not engaged with proceedings. The decision makes clear that the statutory test cannot be treated as satisfied simply because a parent has failed to respond or...
When can social services lawfully withdraw support from people with no recourse to public funds and what safeguards must they follow? Drawing on recent legal advice to a local authority, solicitor Hannah Moses unpacks the complex duties facing social services, the...
