“…[2004] EWCA Civ 567, the court in care proceedings "invariably surveys a wide canvas". The wide canvas includes the identity and character of the child’s carers. In…”
“…bsence of an alternative explanation. He did not assess the totality of the evidence against the wider canvas: Re U; Re B (Serious Injuries: Standard of Proof) [2004] EWCA Civ 567 at [26]. His conclusion ignores the other evidence, including that: the infection was contracted at a time when the father was not living with the children and…”
“… 2004. The first is a decision of the Court of Appeal [Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss P, Thorpe and Mantell LJJ] in Re U (Serious Injury: Standard of Proof); Re B [2004] EWCA Civ 567; [2005] Fam 134 in the judgment of the court, given by the President, the following is relevant:…”