This public child law CPD course provides a practical and engaging review of ten of the most significant public child law cases from the past year, covering key decisions from 2025 into early 2026. Designed to help practitioners stay up to date with the latest appellate guidance, the session explores a range of important issues affecting everyday practice, including the use of expert evidence, fairness in case management, findings of fact, threshold issues, adoption, sibling contact, interim removal, residential assessments, and appeals. Drawing together both procedural and welfare-based developments, the course highlights how the courts are continuing to grapple with the tension between fairness, proportionality, delay, and the allocation of limited court resources.
The session also examines wider themes emerging from recent case law, including the drive to make cases more efficient, the importance of maintaining a proper focus on evidence and proven facts, and the increasing scrutiny being applied to first instance decision-making. Particular attention is given to cases concerning expert attendance at court, post-adoption contact, premature judicial determination, risk analysis, threshold concessions, and the proper use of section 38(6) assessments. This course is ideal for practitioners seeking a clear and practical overview of the most important developments in public child law, with commentary on how these authorities can be applied in live cases.
Key Takeaways
- A practical overview of ten of the most important public child law cases from 2025 to Spring 2026
- Insight into current judicial thinking on fairness, proportionality, delay, and resource allocation
- Updated guidance on experts, findings of fact, threshold, and interim removal
- Greater understanding of recent developments in adoption, sibling contact, and placement decisions
- Practical appellate guidance on risk analysis, judicial reasoning, and case management
- Confidence in applying recent case law to care proceedings and public law children cases
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