H-L (Children – Summary Dismissal of Care Proceedings) [2019] EWCA Civ 704

This was a successful appeal by the Local Authority against the decision of HHJ Wicks dismissing care proceedings at an interim procedural stage, against opposition from the Local Authority and Children’s Guardian. The Court of Appeal determined that the Judge had erred in finding that threshold was not crossed and that he should not have summarily dismissed the proceedings [46].