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Importing elements of criminal law into a fact-finding determination (Re R (Children))

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Published on: 05 March 2018
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Article summary

Family analysis: Mai-Ling Savage, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, examines a case in which one parent unlawfully killed the other, and the undesirability of introducing criminal concepts into hearings on welfare issues in the family courts.

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