Re Gard (A Child) [2017] EWHC 1909

Encouragement to mediate - Court's view (at para 20) that mediation should be attempted in all cases such as this one (where the medical care for a minor was being challenged).  The Court was of the view that even if the mediation does not achieve settlement it will lead to a greater understanding by the parties of each other's positions.  Mr Justice Francis had already suggested mediation in the final paragraph of an earlier decision in this case in April 2017:  http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2017/972.html

This case was considered in an article by Mark Jackson-Stops which can be found here: https://mediate.co.uk/article/the-tragedy-of-charlie-gard/