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    1. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      Rather, boiling this down to simple concepts that even you can understand, the legal dispute is between the doctors at the hospital and Alfie’s parents as to what is in Alfie’s “best interests”. Stop me if I’m going too quickly for you. I can add illustrations if that helps.

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    2. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      I won’t repeat the full medical evidence (you can read the judgment for yourself or ask a friend to help), but here is a summary of the uncontested medical conclusions. From doctors. Not anyone in government.pic.twitter.com/dVfqSMRos0

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    3. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      Here is the relevant legal test as to what constitutes a child’s “best interests”. Please do jump in at any time to explain how, in your medico-legal expertise, the judge and/or experienced doctors have got this wrong.pic.twitter.com/IMEhVCwi3l

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    4. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      And here are the court’s (*not* the government’s) conclusions. Again, if your training as a lawyer/neurologist/paediatrician/lobotomised Trump fangirl compels you to reach to an alternative informed opinion, we’re all ears.pic.twitter.com/edPY6ofe2J

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    5. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

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      Now that, Liz, is the first judgment in the Family Division of the High Court. You will, I presume, have read all of the subsequent judgments as the case progressed through various layers of appeal. Here they are (helpfully collected by @davidjwood)https://twitter.com/davidjwood/status/986563048671469570?s=21 …

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      David Wood @davidjwood
      The court decisions: Family Division: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2018/308.html … Court of Appeal (first time): http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2018/550.html … Supreme Court: https://www.supremecourt.uk/news/permission-to-appeal-determination-in-the-matter-of-alfie-evans.html … European Court of Human Rights: http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng-press?i=003-6046074-7771568 … Court of Appeal (second time): http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2018/805.html …
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    6. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      Of particular interest may be the below paragraph from the Court of Appeal’s second judgment. It deals with the “legal advice” given by the Christian Legal Centre and spread across social media, which I suspect informs your opinions. The “advice” was entirely bogus.pic.twitter.com/VDLHLtfBVA

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    7. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      Other snippets from that judgment. The barrister acting for the parents submitted that the court should *not* consider Alfie’s best interests, but should subjugate them to the wishes of his parents. The court described this as “startling”. That’s judge-speak for “batshit”.pic.twitter.com/7QK8Otdv8D

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    8. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      Addressing the issue as to whether Alfie should be taken to Italy, the medical evidence was clear. I mean it, @Liz_Wheeler. Jump in at any point if I’m getting any of this wrong. You, after all, started this by correcting me on how English law works.pic.twitter.com/0KcGfoP2Pd

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    9. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      You will see, and must retweet to your followers, that the decision was based *entirely* on an assessment of Alfie’s best interests. Not on “cost of treatment”. Nothing to do with “socialised medicine” or “death panels”. Solely what is medically best for a very sick child.

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    10. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      As I say @Liz_Wheeler, if you can read the judgments and explain where, medically, the experts are wrong, then you deserve a hearing. If not, your opinion is worthless and you are monstrously self-publicising over a family’s most unimaginable tragedy.

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      The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

      So, to summarise: - Government was not involved at all in the decision. - Decision based solely on assessment of Alfie’s best interests - Medical evidence overwhelming - Christian fundamentalists lying about the law to exploit tragedy. - Twitter idiots fuelling fire.

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        1. The Secret Barrister‏ @BarristerSecret 25 Apr 2018

          If any of that is unclear, @Liz_Wheeler, please say and I will personally write it out in crayon and have it posted to you. Have a nice day. SB

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        2. Discworld Girl ❄️ Wears A Mask‏ @discworld_girl 25 Apr 2018

          Uk courts appointed a ‘litigation friend’ to minors - to ensure that the child’s interests are protected. In this case, what the parents want is deemed detrimental to the child.

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        2. Simon Robinson‏ @SimonRRobinson 25 Apr 2018
          Replying to @emmalucythomson @BarristerSecret

          No. The brain has different parts with different functions. Those handling some autonomic functions are intact. Those dealing with cognition (thinking) are not. And these will not regenerate.Check any good biology textbook

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        1. Damien‏ @dcb72 25 Apr 2018
          Replying to @BarristerSecret

          American gun nut mentalists using the case (with zero understanding of it) to justify 2nd amendment gun ownership too

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        1. Kettlebell Kid  😉‏ @KettlebellKiddy 25 Apr 2018
          Replying to @BarristerSecret

          Absolutely sir. I did exactly what @pjm1kbw recommended - read court decisions from the link he provided. Extremely sad case for all. The judges hearts cannot be immune to the pain that they know their judgment(s) cause. Public can't grasp this fact.

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        1. A View to The Bar‏ @AViewtoTheBar 25 Apr 2018
          Replying to @BarristerSecret

          Out of interest, could the hospital trust be considered an emanation of the state as per Foster v British Gas? P.S. Am loving the book, SB.

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        2. ds‏ @daves393 25 Apr 2018
          Replying to @BarristerSecret @Peter_Kirkham

          Precisely.Sad for the child and his family of course.But when did we stop trusting the NHS to do the best for our children?Medical progress appears to have left common sense behind.

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        3. Peter Kirkham‏ @Peter_Kirkham 25 Apr 2018
          Replying to @daves393 @BarristerSecret

          We need to be careful not to fall victim to expertitis - doctors sometimes get things wrong (eg Ashya King case) so we need to carefully scrutinise each case in detail!

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