Harcourt Chambers’ Public Law Newsletter — January 2026 Edition

30th Jan 2026 | Newsletters and Articles

Happy New Year from everyone in Harcourt Chambers’ Public Law Team.

January has, as ever, arrived with a full list, a backlog, and the strong sense that we have all lived through several months already. We start 2026 with a short round up of four recent decisions likely to be useful in day to day practice, particularly around disclosure, transparency, procedural fairness, and the still tricky question of when a Care Order can properly be made where the plan is for a child to remain at home.

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This newsletter was written by James Dove on behalf of the Harcourt Chambers Public Law Team.

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