“…In CS v SBH(Appeal FPR 16.5: Sufficiency of Child's Understanding) [2019] EWHC 634 (Fam), [2019] 1 WLR 4286 at paras. 63-65, Williams J analysed and adopted the approach recommended in Re W, leading in that case to the conclusion that a 12-year-old…”
“…t to provide instructions. Mr Day relied in particular on the judgment of Williams J in Re CS (Appeal FPR 2010,Rule 16.6: Sufficiency of Child’s Understanding) [2019] EWHC 634 (Fam) in which the judge set out an extensive analysis of the factors to be considered by the court when determining whether a child has sufficient understanding to …”
“…ing. I, therefore, very briefly mention that we were referred to Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1986] AC 112 and CS v SBH and Others [2019] EWHC 634 (Fam). The first of these is, of course, the seminal case on when a child has the right to make their own decisions because he or she has “a sufficient understanding…”