A Health and Social Care Trust and A Mother and A Father and A Guardian Ad Litem and in the matter of RD (A male child ages 12 years)
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | McFarland J |
| Judgment Date | 27 September 2021 |
| Neutral Citation | [2021] NIFam 39 |
| Court | Family Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 27 September 2021 |
Neutral Citation No: [2021] NIFam 39
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: McF11618
ICOS: 20/083778
Delivered: 27/09/2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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FAMILY DIVISION
OFFICE OF CARE AND PROTECTION
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Between:
A HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
Applicant
-and-
A MOTHER AND A FATHER
Respondents
-and-
A GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Notice Party
IN THE MATTER OF RD (A MALE CHILD AGED 12 YEARS)
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Mr H Toner QC with Ms J Lindsay BL (instructed by the Directorate of Legal Services) for
the Trust
Ms Ramsey QC with Ms Lavery BL (instructed by Trevor Smith & Co solicitors) for the
mother
Mr G McGuigan QC with Ms McHugh BL (instructed by McCourt & Maguire solicitors)
for the father
Ms L Murphy (instructed by Breda Cunningham solicitor) for the guardian ad litem
Ms S O’Flaherty (instructed by the Official Solicitor)
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McFARLAND J
[1] This judgment has been anonymised to protect the identity of the child. I
have used the cipher RD for the name of the child. These are not his initials.
Nothing can be published that will identify RD.
[2] This is an application by a Trust seeking to invoke the inherent jurisdiction of
the court and in particular seeking a declaration that the current interim care plan for
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