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Local authority duties: Limited liability
In the conclusion to a two-part analysis, Robert Hams, Lord Edward Faulks QC and Paul Stagg examine the implications of the Court of Appeal’s judgment in CN v Poole Borough Council ‘Following CN v Poole, no duty of care can be owed by a local social services authority in the exercise of its child protection …
Cases Referenced
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- Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2017] UKSC 60
- Barrett v London Borough of Enfield [1999] UKHL 25
- CN & anor v Poole Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 2185
- JD v East Berkshire Community Health [2003] EWCA Civ 1151
- Michael v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2015] UKSC 2
- Mitchell v Glasgow City Council [2009] UKHL 11
- S v Gloucestershire County Council; L v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council [2000] 3 All ER 346 (CA)
- Surtees v Kingston-upon-Thames Borough Council [1991] 2 FLR 559
- X (minors) v Bedfordshire County Council; M (a minor) v Newham London Borough Council; E (a minor) v Dorset County Council [1995] UKHL 9
- XA v YA [2010] EWHC 1983 (QB)
- Z & ors v United Kingdom [2001] ECHR 333