<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – A closer look at burial disputes</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PLP probate, inheritance, trusts and tax barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/marisa-lloyd/">Marisa Lloyd</a>, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/nicola-phillipson-tep/">Nicola Phillipson</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/cait-sweeney/">Cait Sweeney</a> look at burial disputes, which are relatively rare but often highly emotive and complex proceedings families can go through.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What can make it complicated is how the law doesn’t currently exist which ensures a person’s own wishes as to the disposal of their remains are carried out, frequently leading to burial disputes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Legal practitioners are going to be discussing this issue over the next few years, and in late 2025 the Law Commission will start work on the rights and obligations relating to funerals and remains.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marisa, Nicola and Cait look at cases such as Patel v Patel and the circumstances which outline who have the rights of possession of a body and has a duty to make disposal and funeral arrangements as well as costs orders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The three also examine the current areas of jurisdiction which apply in burial disputes, including Section 116 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 and the court’s inherent jurisdiction for deciding disposal arrangements. This was seen in the case of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council v Makin.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Helpful resources and further reading:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/ashes-funerals-and-family-conflict/">Ashes, Funerals and Family Conflict – an article by Nicola Phillipson</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.lawbriefpublishing.com/product/presumptionofdeath/">‘A Practical Guide to the Law in Relation to Presumption of Death and Guardianship Orders’</a> by Nicola Phillipson</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Triathlon: Remediation Contribution Orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Part Two Review</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following the earlier <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/rcos-orders-under-the-building-safety-act-2022-part-one/">podcast</a> examining Remediation Contribution Orders (RCOs), PLP chancery, commercial and property barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/bryan-patterson-whitaker/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bryan Patterson-Whitaker</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/dominic-crossley/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dominic Crossley</a> look at the recent Court of Appeal case <em>Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership</em> [2025] EWCA Civ 846.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After finding significant building safety defects in five residential towers in East London, Triathlon Homes applied to the First-tier Tribunal for a RCO against the site’s developers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The RCO was granted and a leapfrog appeal was launched by the developers to the Court of Appeal. Bryan and Dominic look at the two key grounds behinds the appeal.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first ground was whether it was just and equitable to grant an RCO. Sub-grounds to this included whether the First-tier Tribunal had wrongly created a presumption that it was just and equitable to grant an RCO, Triathlon’s motivations behind applying for an RCO as well as the availability of public funding for remedial works. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In its ruling upholding the RCO, several significant points were made about validity of the First-tier Tribunal’s decision in its interpretation of the Building Safety Act.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These include primary responsibility for costs, the changing identity of beneficial owners and the relevance of pursuing claims against other parties such as contractors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The two also examine the grounds as to whether RCOs can be made retrospectively so that they have application before the provisions laid out in the Building Safety Act came into force.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finally, Bryan and Dominic consider what the likely implications are from this ruling for different parties including developer and funders, managing agents and leasehold owners as well as legal practitioners.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Helpful resources and further reading:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://d34xi2cisccwsg.cloudfront.net/reported-cases/Triathlon-v-SVDP.pdf">Court of Appeal ruling</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Remediation contribution orders under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Part one</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Remediation contribution orders (RCOs) and their operation under section 124 of the Building Safey Act are a clear example of how first-tier tribunals are interpreting new statutory mechanisms.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PLP chancery, commercial and property barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/bryan-patterson-whitaker/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bryan Patterson-Whitaker</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/dominic-crossley/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dominic Crossley</a> look at the likely implications of the appeal into the Triathlon Homes ruling.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryan and Dominic look at the factors behind the initial ruling alongside providing background into RCOs, what they are, which parties they are relevant to alongside how these impacted the first ruling for <em>Triathlon Homes</em> and the subsequent appeal hearing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below:<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Analysing the changes and practical considerations of the Private Law Pathfinder process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden family barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/maxine-best/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Maxine Best</a>, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/katherine-goss/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Katherine Goss</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/deborah-shield/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Deborah Shield</a> talk through the changes coming with the Private Law Pathfinder process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following the pilot’s launch in Dorset and North Wales in February 2022, it expanded to South East Wales in April and goes live in West Yorkshire in June 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Compared to previous locations where the pilot was operating, the launch in West Yorkshire represents a significant step as it will see a larger volume of cases.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The programme’s aim is improving the experiences of children and parents as cases progress through the family court system by facilitating information sharing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This includes between families alongside different agencies such as the police, local authorities and the courts supported by case progression officers who form a key part in the new process.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The three look at the programme’s background and discuss the new model’s implementation and timelines, including information gathering, decision-making and the review process as well as considerations around Child Impact Reports.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The podcast also examines the key differences of the new Pathfinder Process compared to the current Child Arrangements Programme (CAP) model in family courts and practical considerations practitioners need to keep in mind.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Helpful resources and further reading:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Private Law Working Group Final Report<br><a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Private-Law-Advisory-Group-Report-Dec-2020.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Private-Law-Advisory-Group-Report-Dec-2020.pdf</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Family Solutions Group Report<br><a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FamilySolutionsGroupReport_WhatAboutMe_12November2020-2.pdf-final-2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FamilySolutionsGroupReport_WhatAboutMe_12November2020-2.pdf-final-2.pdf</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Harm Panel Report<br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ef3dcade90e075c4e144bfd/assessing-risk-harm-children-parents-pl-childrens-cases-report_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ef3dcade90e075c4e144bfd/assessing-risk-harm-children-parents-pl-childrens-cases-report_.pdf</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Practice Direction 36Z<br><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/practice_directions/new-practice-direction-36z-pilot-scheme-private-law-reform-investigative-approach" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/practice_directions/new-practice-direction-36z-pilot-scheme-private-law-reform-investigative-approach</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Commentary from the President in March 2022<br><a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/a-view-from-the-presidents-chambers-march-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/a-view-from-the-presidents-chambers-march-2022/</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Government Press Release – March 2022<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pioneering-approach-in-family-courts-to-support-domestic-abuse-victims-better" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pioneering-approach-in-family-courts-to-support-domestic-abuse-victims-better</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bar Council Press Release – 3rd February 2025<br><a href="https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/family-pathfinder-court-expansion-welcome.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/family-pathfinder-court-expansion-welcome.html</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Template Child Impact Report<br><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/app/uploads/2025/04/CIR-template-current-NW-version-November-2023.docx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/app/uploads/2025/04/CIR-template-current-NW-version-November-2023.docx</a><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Exploring non-court dispute resolution methods in family cases</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden family barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/giorgia-sessi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Giorgia Sessi</a>, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/daniel-pitt/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Daniel Pitt</a> and head of the Family team <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/julia-nelson/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Julia Nelson</a> explore non-court based dispute resolution methods, something which practitioners now have to advise clients to engage in meaningfully throughout cases. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Together they explore a range of non-court dispute resolution methods, including private financial dispute resolution (FDR) and arbitration as well as looking ahead to how AI is impacting the work of family lawyers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key questions covered include why legal practitioners should recommend a private FDR or arbitration, what cases they are most suited for and what impact the speed and flexibility has compared to court-based hearings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They also discuss how to maximise the effectiveness of private FDRs alongside issues such as cost implications, judge selection, how to handle parties who back out or who do not want to settle and ensuring neutrality.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Getting the best out of expert evidence in clinical negligence litigation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head of Parklane Plowden’s Civil team, personal injury and clinical negligence barrister <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/stuart-jamieson/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stuart Jamieson</a> and head of the Clinical Negligence team, barrister <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/anna-datta/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anna Data</a> discuss expert evidence in clinical negligence.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Experts and their evidence are central to clinical negligence litigation, so it is essential to take steps to maximise their value to support cases.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The two discuss strategies and principles and provide guidance on how legal practitioners can get the most out of experts throughout proceedings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This encompasses all stages from medical expert witness selection and what to look out for at preliminary conferences, through to trial including the use of literature, expert reports, joint statements and overall court presentation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Throughout the podcast, Stuart and Anna refer to individual cases where expert evidence was a key factor in the proceedings and analyse key lessons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Helpful resources and further reading:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Duties of an expert</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part35" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CPR 35</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=CCC+v+Sheffield+Teaching+Hospitals+NHSFT+%5B2023%5D&amp;rlz=1C1GCEA_enGB1054GB1054&amp;oq=CCC+v+Sheffield+Teaching+Hospitals+NHSFT+%5B2023%5D&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCggCEAAYogQYiQUyBwgDEAAY7wUyBwgEEAAY7wUyBwgFEAAY7wUyBwgGEAAY7wXSAQczODdqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHSFT [2023]</a> </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/649f20468fa1977797a22413" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Riley v Salford Royal NHS FT [2022]</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Approach taken by the expert</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/celine-martin-v-salford-royal-nhs-foundation-trust-the-question-of-double-recovery-in-care-claims-when-there-is-a-pre-existing-state-funded-care-package/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Celine Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/65720fb2cd29093de5347806#:~:text=Decision,were%20awarded%20to%20the%20Claimant." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Parsons v Isle of Wight NHS Trust [2023]</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Use of literature</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/6494a422744f894966d01665" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Snow v Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust [2023] EWHC (KB)</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The expert report</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/64c7fff1b4b0e776d726a73e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jayden Astley (by his father and litigation friend Craig Astley) v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHSFT [2023] EWHC 1921 (KB)</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The joint statement</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5b2897ad2c94e06b9e1983fc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Saunders v Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 343</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/most-unsatisfactory-expert-evidence-under-fire-from-judge/5068984.article" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mayr v CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2022/03/10/experts-going-wrong-again-this-time-it-has-cost-someone-225000-the-work-turns-into-dust/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Patricia Andrews &amp; Ors v Kronospan Limited [ 2022 ] EWHC 479 (QB)</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/6576d91b52aae60ac079d19b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Beatty v Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust [2023]</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/64ee3c099887ba4f0b22f108" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scarcliffe v Brampton Valley Group Ltd (2023)</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – A missed opportunity for workplace sexual harassment law.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 comes into force, making changes to the remedy provisions in the Equality Act in relation to sexual harassment at work.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden employment barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/roger-quickfall/">Roger Quickfall</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/bryony-clayton/">Bryony Clayton</a> explore the current protections for employees suffering sexual harassment and the journey behind the legislative change.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They discuss why an opportunity was missed with the upcoming legislation in relation to protecting employees from third party sexual harassment such as that by clients of their employer and how employers and practitioners can prepare for when the new legislation comes into force.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Helpful resources and further reading:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/51/contents">Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3205">History of the progress of the Bill where the debates can also be found</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://metoomvmt.org/">Me too </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Analysing 2023 in children’s family law and what it means for 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last year saw a series of case law decisions that will impact practitioners in 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parklane Plowden children’s family law barrister <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/maxine-best/">Maxine Best</a> is joined by fellow PLP family barristers <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/naakesha-michl/">Naakesha Michl</a> and <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/sara-anning/">Sara Anning</a>, who also sits as a recorder, to discuss 2023’s children’s family case law decision highlights. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Together, they discuss case law decisions impacting practitioners in areas such as Section 20 orders under the Children’s Act; procedural fairness; habitual residence; finding of fact hearings where adult harm is involved; and the placement of children under care orders.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The three also consider key trends and issues practitioners need to be aware of throughout 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Helpful resources and further reading:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Section 20</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>05.01.2023 - Re S (A Child) and Re W (A Child) (s 20 Accommodation) [2023] EWCA Civ - <a href="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/1.html">https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/1.html</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Williams v Hackney (as referenced on the podcast) - <a href="https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2017-0037-judgment.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2017-0037-judgment.pdf</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Procedural Fairness</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>28.02.2023 - Re P (Fair Hearing) [2023] EWCA Civ 215 - https://<a href="http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/215.html">www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/215.html</a>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Habitual Residence</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12.06.2023 - Re A (A Child) (Habitual Residence: 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention) [2023]&nbsp;EWCA&nbsp;Civ&nbsp;659 - <a href="https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/659.html&amp;query=(EWCA)+AND+(Civ)+AND+(659)">https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/659.html&amp;query=(EWCA)+AND+(Civ)+AND+(659)</a>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>19.10.2023 - Re London Borough of Hackney v P and Others</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>(Jurisdiction: 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention) [2023] EWCA Civ 1213 - <a href="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/1213.html">https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2023/1213.html</a>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sexual harm allegations between parents</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>07.03.2023 - Re A, B and C [2023] EWCA Civ 360 - https://<a href="http://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/A-B-and-C-Judgment.pdf">www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/A-B-and-C-Judgment.pdf</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Care Orders at home</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>04.08.2023 - JW (Child at Home under Care Order) [2023] EWCA Civ 944 - <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JW-Children-judgment-040823.pdf">https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/JW-Children-judgment-040823.pdf</a>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Supervision Orders</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Public Law Working Group Supervision Orders - <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/publication-of-the-public-law-working-group-supervision-order-report-and-webinar-today-24-april-2023/">https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/publication-of-the-public-law-working-group-supervision-order-report-and-webinar-today-24-april-2023/</a>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Threshold Compliance</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Re A [2015] EWFC 11 - <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/re-a-child-2.pdf">https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/re-a-child-2.pdf</a>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Drafting Orders</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lucy Sowden’s article on standard forms of order - <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/new-rules-for-standard-family-orders-public-law/">https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/new-rules-for-standard-family-orders-public-law/</a>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – Mental Capacity: A practical guide&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mental Capacity can arise in any case, and it is important for practitioners to be prepared for the legal challenges it poses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head of Parklane Plowden’s Civil team, barrister <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/stuart-jamieson/">Stuart Jamieson</a> is joined by PLP clinical negligence and personal injury barrister, <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/howard-elgot/">Howard Elgot</a> to discuss Mental Capacity and provide practical guidance for practitioners as they navigate this complex issue throughout the litigation process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Together they explore the key principles laid out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, what they mean for litigation and how to approach challenges and mitigate risks when the question of Mental Capacity arises.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To illustrate the topic, the two also draw on examples from cases where Howard has acted as junior or leading counsel throughout his extensive career at the Bar.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Helpful resources and further reading:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/Topics/Client-care/Guides/Working-with-clients-who-may-lack-mental-capacity">Law Society guidance to Mental Capacity</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://kerryunderwood.wordpress.com/2023/05/15/mental-capacity-and-retainers-and-conditional-fee-agreements-problem-solved/">Kerry Underwood blog on Mental Capacity</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/app/uploads/2023/12/An-Otherwise-Intractable-Situation.pdf">HE Talk at Professional Negligence Law Association national conference</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/help-from-social-services-and-charities/someone-to-speak-up-for-you-advocate/">Guidance on what an Advocate or Intermediary can be in a case</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/app/uploads/2023/12/Evans-v-Betesh-Partnership-A-Firm-2022-RTR-1.pdf">Evans vs Batesh Partnership judgment</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/app/uploads/2023/12/Coles-v-David-Perfect-and-Others-1.pdf">Coles vs Perfect judgment</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/replay-litigation-capacity-a-practical-guide-12-july-2023/">Howard Elgot webinar: Litigation capacity – a Practical Guide </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to Parklane Plowden’s latest PLP Podcast – The Intermediate Track &amp; Clinical Negligence Fixed Recoverable Costs: Reforms Update and Step-by-Step Guide.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Podcast explains the Clinical Negligence fixed recoverable costs, Lower Value Clinical Damages (LVCD) Protocol proposals, updates on the implementation of the Intermediate Track and analyses step-by-step the process of a personal injury or clinical negligence claim going through allocation to track and assignment for complexity under the new Intermediate Track.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Following on from <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/parklane-plowden-podcast-examining-the-intermediate-track-and-fixed-recoverable-costs-the-proposed-october-2023-reforms/">their previous podcast</a>, the Head of Parklane Plowden’s Civil team, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence barrister <a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/our-barristers/stuart-jamieson/">Stuart Jamieson</a>, is joined again by solicitor advocate <a href="https://www.carterburnett.co.uk/our-team/seamus-kelly/">Seamus Kelly</a> and senior costs draftsperson <a href="https://www.carterburnett.co.uk/our-team/sean-linley/">Sean Linley</a>, both from Carter Burnett, to delve into the latest developments. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Together, they investigate the detail and implications of the proposed Clinical Negligence LVCD Protocol and the potential impact of the upcoming judicial review on the Intermediate Track.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To explore the new challenges around Intermediate Track Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence claims, Stuart, Seamus and Sean talk through a step-by-step guide and analyse the impact of the new rules on barristers, solicitors and the market.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Listen to the podcast below:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Helpful resources and further reading:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"type":"1"} --> <ol type="1"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/app/uploads/2023/10/Quick-reference-guide-V1.5.pdf">Fixed Recoverable Costs Reforms 2023 - Quick reference guide (September 2023)</a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/app/uploads/2023/10/N181_1023-1.pdf">Direct questionnaire </a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.carterburnett.co.uk_costs-2Dupdates_what-2Dcosts-2Dapply-2Dto-2Dclinical-2Dnegligence-2Dclaims-2Dpost-2D1-2Doctober_&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=Tw5UylRvwq8ZG-XSETs4J2p4QhtLUKYcoL3sNCVK4vccc3jvOiwa1-W2aFWRET67&amp;m=m6v0k1u2ATdfs9jtnX3IfOrAeVASgfgpYQy8MVH20bhL-lgftcqtUo5CYNc-J_KN&amp;s=XIqPRyRLGSQsngYBMVmDA14mNOQKkM3e1pXUZbfdPrE&amp;e=">What Costs Apply to Clinical Negligence claims post 1 October? (</a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__carterburnett.co.uk&amp;d=DwQGaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=Tw5UylRvwq8ZG-XSETs4J2p4QhtLUKYcoL3sNCVK4vccc3jvOiwa1-W2aFWRET67&amp;m=m6v0k1u2ATdfs9jtnX3IfOrAeVASgfgpYQy8MVH20bhL-lgftcqtUo5CYNc-J_KN&amp;s=qz8QO-ff4JR0FfQXMZPUeesOt6ETML2yErtiN4dwKzQ&amp;e=">carterburnett.co.uk</a>)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.carterburnett.co.uk_costs-2Dupdates_new-2Ddirections-2Dquestionnaire-2Dpublished_&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=Tw5UylRvwq8ZG-XSETs4J2p4QhtLUKYcoL3sNCVK4vccc3jvOiwa1-W2aFWRET67&amp;m=m6v0k1u2ATdfs9jtnX3IfOrAeVASgfgpYQy8MVH20bhL-lgftcqtUo5CYNc-J_KN&amp;s=cW0NmpW2eLxnEcggCPamAphZQEVQ8o46TIUCnh0om54&amp;e=">New Directions Questionnaire Published (</a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__carterburnett.co.uk&amp;d=DwQGaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=Tw5UylRvwq8ZG-XSETs4J2p4QhtLUKYcoL3sNCVK4vccc3jvOiwa1-W2aFWRET67&amp;m=m6v0k1u2ATdfs9jtnX3IfOrAeVASgfgpYQy8MVH20bhL-lgftcqtUo5CYNc-J_KN&amp;s=qz8QO-ff4JR0FfQXMZPUeesOt6ETML2yErtiN4dwKzQ&amp;e=">carterburnett.co.uk</a>)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.carterburnett.co.uk_costs-2Dupdates_interim-2Dapplications-2Dfixed-2Dcosts_&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=Tw5UylRvwq8ZG-XSETs4J2p4QhtLUKYcoL3sNCVK4vccc3jvOiwa1-W2aFWRET67&amp;m=m6v0k1u2ATdfs9jtnX3IfOrAeVASgfgpYQy8MVH20bhL-lgftcqtUo5CYNc-J_KN&amp;s=ji7zVuBMA4HZy-eVkokrssQqX7cdKu99B_yrCOCXWPY&amp;e=">Interim Applications &amp; Fixed Costs (</a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__carterburnett.co.uk&amp;d=DwQGaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=Tw5UylRvwq8ZG-XSETs4J2p4QhtLUKYcoL3sNCVK4vccc3jvOiwa1-W2aFWRET67&amp;m=m6v0k1u2ATdfs9jtnX3IfOrAeVASgfgpYQy8MVH20bhL-lgftcqtUo5CYNc-J_KN&amp;s=qz8QO-ff4JR0FfQXMZPUeesOt6ETML2yErtiN4dwKzQ&amp;e=">carterburnett.co.uk</a>)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->