The court will not ‘rubber stamp’ a clinical decision in a case where the parents’ opposition to medical opinion ‘has been clear for a long time’, ‘the court should have been accessed sooner…’ with ‘…two significant consequences:- (i) There is now only one available option before the court, and (ii) There is a perception of unfairness…’ and ‘…the declaration is really being sought to protect the clinicians and medical staff now and in the future from potential legal action’: https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewcop/t3/2024/39
Charles Cooper | Barrister 