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Hair Strand Drug Testing

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Lawyers and social care professionals alike will be familiar with the deployment of "hair strand testing" for analysis of a suspected illicit substance consumption.  These reports are often commissioned within public law child protection proceedings to provide evidence to the Court as to what drugs...

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Re W(TF?!)

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You may be aware that the recent Court of Appeal case of Re W [2016] EWCA Civ 793 has been causing some head scratching among commentators, particularly @suesspiciousminds.  You can also read articles and summaries by @familylawweek and @CommunityCare.   There is no doubt this was a...

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RADICALISATION CASES IN THE FAMILY COURTS – Guidance issued by the President

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Please note the important Guidance issued by Sir James Munby President of the Family Division on 8 October 2015 entitled - RADICALISATION CASES IN THE FAMILY COURTS.   Within the Guidance, the President addresses the recent increase in the "numbers of children cases coming before the Family Division...

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