“…gh the courts are loathe not to attempt to protect children by seeking to identify potential risks of future harm ( see for example Lord Nicholls in Re O and N [2003] UKHL 18) there are some cases, and this it seems to me is one, in which it is not possible to do that in a way that is fair and meaningful.”…”
“…ncashire addressed the position of the parents on one hand and of a third party on the other. A further stage was reached in Re O and N (Minors); re B (Minors) [2003] UKHL 18, conjoined cases in which the parents were the only possible perpetrators of injuries to young children. Lord Nicholls noted the general rule that past events …”