Show Notes
In this episode, Sam Karim QC, Jasmine Skander and Richard Borrett consider the recent Supreme Court decision of Poole Borough Council (Respondent) v GN (through his litigation friend "The Official Solicitor") and another (Appellants) [2019] UKSC 25. This is a very significant case in the field of local authority 'failure to remove' claims, where it is alleged that a local authority has negligently failed to remove a child from their home, and that as a result the child has suffered injury. ...
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