You can’t handle (51% of) the Truth!

This post is comment by Sarah Phillimore and does not represent the views of the Transparency Project generally A few weeks back I opined that In the matter of X (a child) (No 3) [2016] EWHC 2755 (Fam) was going to be the defining case of the last 25 years of family...

The Balance of Probabilities

In care proceedings, the civil standard of evidence applies. This means that the court has to be satisfied that the evidence to show that your child is suffering or is at risk of suffering significant harm has been proved on the balance of probabilities. This phrase...