Re S-W (Children): CA 30 Jan 2015

Appeal from care orders: ‘The judge’s approach could not have been more robust. He sought to justify such an approach on the basis that recent family justice reforms and case law. There is a need for the Court of Appeal to consider whether such a robust summary approach is justified and/or required by the recent extensive changes to procedure and case law and, if so, how the basic requirements of a fair trial and judicial analysis are to be accommodated in such a process’.
Sir James Munby P said: ‘We are all familiar with the aphorism that ‘justice delayed is justice denied’. But justice can equally be denied if inappropriately accelerated . . ‘

Judges:

Sir James Munby P FD, Lewison, King LJJ

Citations:

[2015] EWCA Civ 27

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedGerrard and Another v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd and Another QBD 27-Nov-2020
The claimants, a solicitor and his wife, sought damages in harassment and data protection, against a party to proceedings in which he was acting professionally, and against the investigative firm instructed by them. The defendants now requested the . .
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Children

Updated: 26 May 2022; Ref: scu.542018