Case name: In Re CB (A Child) Case number [2015] EWCA Civ 888
Judges: Lord Justice Munby, Lady Justice Black, Lord Justice Vos
Location: Court of Appeal (Family Div)
The case concerned an application for adoption of a child who had been the subject of earlier care and placement orders. The child and her biological mother are Latvian, though the child was born in England and had been habitually resident in England at all material times. In the course of his judgment, Lord Justice Munby set out a series of helpful "lessons" that must be observed in cases involving European nationals in English public law children proceedings, particularly those involving adoption applications.
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