Whilst the recent (30 November) decision in Social Work England v Micu [2020] EWHC 3283 (Admin) is not overly critical of the applicant, the message within this short judgment is clear.
While the Court extended the interim order, albeit for a shorter period than had been sought, it also underscored that it was the role of the Court to “clearly signal the need for focus and discipline and expedition in the ongoing pursuit of the proceedings”.
Mindful of the seriousness of the allegations, the evidential position (that it was unlikely that direct evidence would be able to be obtained) and also that a review of the interim order was shortly to take place, the Court further made clear that it was “not cutting across, or in any way giving an indication to, that panel as to how it will approach its risk assessment consideration…”
This short judgment is well worth a read: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2020/3283.html