Frank Feehan KC acted for a mother who was seeking to overturn care and placement orders on the grounds that the admitted harm identified in relation to the child was insufficient to give rise to adoption orders on grounds of proportionality.
The Court of Appeal agreed, reaffirming the case of Re B [2013] in which he also appeared in the Supreme Court, reminding courts that the law allows for very diverse parenting standards (re L [2007] restated) and those that give rise to everyday accidents, mundane harms or clashes with the authorities do not always justify permanent removal. The appeal was allowed.