Published: 22/11/2022
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Following the handing down of the second Report of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, Andrew Warnock KC and Laura Johnson KC give a brief summary of the Inquiry’s main findings to date and consider some of its principal recommendations relating to the emergency response and the “care gap” following a major incident.
Paul Tarne and Rose McNeil of Weightmans LLP consider the legal implications of the introduction of the Protect Duty, following the Chairman’s recent message to the Government to expedite imposing the duty on large organisations which cater to large audiences. They address the potential format of the regulatory inspection and enforcement regime and the likely implications for civil liability.
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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…
By Tim Parker KC The President of the Family Division handed down judgment on 29th September 2026 the decision in the first appeal following the introduction of Child-Focused Courts pilot. In Re C (Child Arrangements Orders; Domestic Abuse; Child Focused Court) [2026] EWCA Civ 1216…
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