The Weekly Law Reports
[2017] 1 WLR 2467
Family Court
*In re CZ (A Child) (Convention Rights Claim: Costs)
[2017] EWFC 11
2017 Feb 8;
16
Cobb J
Human rights— Breach of Convention rights— Just satisfaction— Local authority admitting breach of claimant parents’ and child’s Convention rights during care proceedings— Whether award of damages necessary to afford claimants just satisfaction for breach— Whether publicly funded claimants entitled to full costs of proceedings to avoid statutory charge extinguishing award and ensure effective remedy— Appropriate costs award—
Children Act 1989 (c 41), s 31
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Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), ss 7, 8, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 6, 8
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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c 10), s 25
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CPR
r 44.2(2)
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FPR, Pt 28
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Civil Legal Aid (Statutory Charge) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/503), regs 7, 9
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1953) (Cmd 8969), arts 13, 41
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