ABSTRACT
R v Pontlottyn Juvenile Court ex p Reeves (1991) M made application for access to her two sons from whom she had been parted for 13 years. M’s solicitors, knowing that the local authority would oppose the application, proposed a pre-trial review, the joining of the sons as parties and the appointment of a guardian ad litem. The solicitors were under the impression that the appointment of a guardian would not be opposed. The magistrates rejected M’s application and did not state their reasons. M applied for judicial review.
