Child Witness in UK Law
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R v Kilbourne
... ... of the alleged offence) was sworn, and one of whom was an unsworn child who gave her evidence pursuant to s.38 of the Children and Young Persons ... which were specifically alleged the accused denied in the witness box. What he admitted, he alleged to have been innocent in intention and ... ...
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R v Hester ; DPP v Hester
... ... The girl June was nine years of age. She was a witness at the trial. She gave her evidence unsworn. She said that she was ... (1) Where, in any proceedings against any person for any offence, any child of tender years called as a witness does not in the opinion of the court ... ...
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A v A (Children: Habitual Residence)
... ... has jurisdiction to order the "return" to this country of a small child who has never lived or even been here, on the basis either that he is ... , the father had remained in Pakistan throughout, had never made a witness statement, and was neither present nor (by the final day) represented at ... ...
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Jones v Kaney
... ... ] QB 75 the Court of Appeal held that the immunity of an expert witness extended to protect him from liability for negligence in preparing a joint ... immunity protected a psychiatrist from liability in negligence to a child in respect of advice as to whether the likelihood of child abuse rendered ... ...
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AM (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
... ... be taken of the applicant's maturity and in assessing the claim of a child more weight should be given to objective indications of risk than to the ... The appellant's witness statement; ii. An expert's country report by Mr Peter Marsden ... ...
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Re S (A Child) (Identification: Restrictions on Publication)
... ... "child concerned in the proceedings, either as being the person by or against or in respect of whom the proceedings were taken, or as being a witness therein". II. The proceedings in the Family Division ... 8 The guardian of the child made an application to Hedley ... ...
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D v East Berkshire Community NHS Trust and Another
... ... Each involves accusations of abusing a child made against a parent by the professionals concerned for the welfare of ... held that the second defendants, the council, were protected by witness immunity. Mr Levy challenges that finding. Mr Francis, for his part, ... ...
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D v East Berkshire Community NHS Trust and Another
... ... The question in this appeal is whether the parent of a minor child falsely and negligently said to have abused or harmed the child may ... evidence with a view to appearing in a child abuse case as a witness. In this event, of course, an absolute immunity or privilege attaches to ... ...
- Re A (A Child) (Vulnerable Witness) (fact Finding)
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M and Another v London Borough of Newham and Others; X and Others v Bedfordshire County Council
... ... duties imposed on them for the purpose of protecting children from child abuse. In the second group (the Dorset case, the Hampshire case and ... 88 Witness immunity ... 89 In the Newham case the health authority ... ...
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