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Olivia Pike, Family Barrister, represented the appellant Local Authority in the Court of Appeal, in an important case clarifying the scope of the court’s powers under section 37(1) and section 38(1)(b) Children Act 1989. Appeal allowed – E (Section 37 Direction, the Children Act 1989) [2025] EWCA Civ 470.

Read the judgment here