19 Jun, 2023 What AB v Worcestershire CC Does and Doesn’t Mean for Victims By Cian Murphy The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in AB v Worcestershire County Council [2023] EWCA Civ 529 reaffirmed a basic principle of law on...
13 Jul, 2021 Putting MWRF in its corner By Adam Straw KC In R (SC and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] UKSC 26 the Supreme Court decided that legislation which limited...
19 Nov, 2020 “Children and young people are not just the future. We are right here, right now.” By Mary-Rachel McCabe The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, which was introduced to the Scottish Parliament in September, “is a bright ray of sunlight in...
24 Jun, 2020 Children’s right to live in the community By Oliver Lewis The Lancet has today published a set of papers on institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children. They will receive a...
08 May, 2020 Children, coronavirus and international human rights By Oliver Lewis Zimran Samuel This article, written by two members of Doughty Street Chambers’ Children’s Rights Group, sets out recent guidance issued by UN bodies on...
21 Nov, 2019 Doughty Street hosts inaugural Children's Rights Lecture By Mary-Rachel McCabe 20th November is the United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day. It is celebrated each year to promote awareness of children’s rights and...
29 Aug, 2019 Homeless children being housed in shipping containers, report says By Mary-Rachel McCabe A report from the office of the Children’s Commissioner for England has found that thousands of homeless children are growing up in...
17 May, 2018 New Network for Community Care & Child Rights Lawyers Launched By Angela Patrick Doughty Street Chambers was delighted to host last night's launch of the Network for Community Care Law for Children and Young People. An...
20 Jul, 2017 S.17 Children Act 1989: The Ongoing Duty By Mary-Rachel McCabe In a recent judgment, the Administrative Court has confirmed that a local authority's duty under s. 17 Children Act 1989 is a continuing...
14 May, 2017 Tower Hamlets children's services failing. Why did it take an Ofsted inspection to spot this? By Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC In April, Ofsted published a damning report on Tower Hamlets children's services, finding that there are "widespread and serious failures...
05 May, 2017 Munby: Judicial participation in Serious Case Reviews must be limited By Mary-Rachel McCabe President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has issued guidance on judicial cooperation with Serious Case Reviews. The guidance...
12 Mar, 2017 Important new campaign on children's rights & homelessness By Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC It is long-standing government policy that "B&B accommodation is not to be regarded as suitable for applicants with family commitments"...