Russell-Cooke seeks Supreme Court permission to appeal in care proceedings decision

Children partner, Sarah Richardson, has instructed Andrew Bagchi KC and Emma Hudson of 1GC, to seek further permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in the recent Court of Appeal decision of G (A Child: Scope of Fact-finding) [2025] EWCA Civ 1044.
 
The team appeared on behalf of the Children's Guardian in the Court of Appeal to advance an appeal against a case management decision made in the family court. The issue was whether it was necessary for the court to undertake a fact finding hearing in relation to the cause of death of a previous child of the mother who is now involved in the current care proceedings. The appeal was dismissed by a majority decision of the Court of Appeal, Baker LJ providing a strong dissenting judgement. 
 
The application for permission to appeal is currently under consideration by the Supreme Court.

Sarah Richardson is a partner in the children law team handling cases involving both international and domestic adoption as well as surrogacy.