Samantha Bangham’s Week in Cases 24 May 2013

To commence proceedings I will firstly deal with the most disturbing judgment on offer this week before moving on to the more palatable types of cases involving financial remedies and judicial review. Warning: if you have a young baby or are otherwise feeling particularly sensitive avoid the first summary!

The facts surrounding Re MR (A Child) (Fact-Finding Hearing: Physical Injuries) (Nos 1 and 2) [2012] EWHC 4258 (Fam) [2013] EWHC 1156 (Fam) are those which would startle the most hardened of children lawyers amongst you. The month-old baby was taken to hospital by his parents with severe and life-threatening injuries discovered while the father was caring for him during the night. He suffered cardiac arrest while in hospital but fortunately survived although the long-term consequences would not be known for some years. His injuries included 26 rib fractures fractures of both clavicles as well as a humerus fracture left-sided haemothorax (blood in the fluid...

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