LONDON BOROUGH OF X v MR & Ors. [2022] EWCOP 29

EWCOP
LONDON BOROUGH OF X v MR & Ors.
[2022] EWCOP 29 · 2022-01-13

JUDGMENT HANDED DOWN ON 13 January 2022

[1]On 13 January 2022 I handed down judgment in a case involving MR:London Borough of X v MR, PD and AB [2022] EWCOP1. The issue was whether it was in MR’s best interests to continue to reside in a secular care home or to move to a Jewish care home. I decided that it was in MR’s best interests to move notwithstanding the risks arising from a transfer.[2]I have been asked by several practitioners for news about how MR has fared. I am pleased to write that I have received a brief email saying that the move went smoothly, and he is doing very well in his new home: