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The Dekagram: 12th October 2026
This week Ben Rodgers considers whether forensic accountancy evidence is actually expert evidence at all; and Charlie Stonehill provides us with another warning on the use of artificial intelligence. These cases are coming thick and fast now – we respectfully suggest our readers consider how…
Case summary: John v Jane [2026] EWHC 415 (Fam)
Much of children law involves the exploration of the facts relating to the child’s care and welfare, often coloured by the complex relationship dynamics between the adult protagonists. Occasionally, however, the facts which need to be established can be more fundamental. In John v Jane…
Special Guardianship at the End of Care Proceedings: Threshold Still Matters
By Laura Hibberd Re E (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Public Law Proceedings) [2026] EWCA Civ 1167 Special guardianship orders are often thought of as the “middle ground” of permanence: more secure than a care order, less final than adoption, and with the child’s legal…
The Intersection between Public Liability and Human Rights – Conference in London on 6 October
We are hosting a half day conference in London: The Intersection between Public Liability and Human Rights. The conference is taking place at etc.venues Chancery Lane, 50-52 Chancery Lane London, London WC2A 1HL. Registration starts at 13:15 and the conference starts at 13:30 – 17:30. We will…
Personal Injury Claims on behalf of Children Conference in Sheffield – [NEW DATE: 11 February 2027]
We are hosting a half day conference in Sheffield on Personal Injury Claims on behalf of Children. The conference is taking place at Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2PP. Registration starts at 13:15 and the conference starts at 13:30 –…
When a Fundamental Dishonesty Allegation Goes Wrong
APIL is running a campaign to stop abuse of the rules on fundamental dishonesty by some defendants. Ben Rodgers has a recent tale from the coalface. Tom was a ground worker. In 2018, he was driving his employer’s flatbed van when the Defendant’s van drove…
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