Harcourt Public Law Update — November 2025

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Managing Sexual Risk & Procedural Fairness — Lessons from the Court of Appeal

By James Dove, Harcourt Chambers

Welcome to this month’s update from the Public Law Team at Harcourt Chambers. In this issue, we look at three recent judgments of the Court of Appeal that provide vital clarification on evidential limits in sexual risk cases, procedural fairness at the IRH, and the correct approach to threshold drafting. Each case sharpens the balance between robust safeguarding and the principles of justice and proportionality.

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