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[2022] WLR(D) 348
Court of Appeal
W-A (Children: Foreign Conviction)
[2022] EWCA Civ 1118
2022 July 19; Aug 5
Bean, Peter Jackson, Dingemans LJJ
Evidence— Admissibility— Conviction— Local authority issuing care proceedings in respect of two children— Mother’s husband having previous conviction for sexual offence in Spanish court— Judge allowing fact of conviction to stand as proof of facts underlying unless defendant rebutting presumption— Whether Spanish conviction admissible as evidence in care proceedings