Re: D and A (Fact Finding: Research Literature) [2024] EWCA Civ 663

The recent Court of Appeal decision in D and A (Fact Finding: Research Literature) [2024] EWCA Civ 663 considered issues about the use of medical research literature as evidence in care proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989. This case is an important decision, reminding practitioners of the importance of oral evidence and the evidence provided by expert witnesses in a time when the Government is running a pilot programme which might limit both of those things.

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