A committal hearing to send P’s mother to prison – and the challenges of an in-person hearing

By Claire Martin, 8 February 2023  Editorial update: After the decision in this case (a suspended custodial sentence of 28 days), Mrs Lioubov Macpherson made an unsuccessful appeal to the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal judgment is here. Lioubov Macpherson v Sunderland City Council {2023] EWCA Civ 574 (4 May 2023). The hearingContinue reading “A committal hearing to send P’s mother to prison – and the challenges of an in-person hearing”