A 14-year-old boy has won a significant legal victory against his parents after being taken from London to Ghana under false pretenses. Initially believing he was visiting an ill relative, the boy instead faced a boarding school situation his parents deemed necessary to protect him from criminal influences in London. Feeling isolated and culturally alienated in Ghana, he sought legal representation and appealed a prior High Court ruling. The Court of Appeal has now ordered a rehearing, highlighting the need for judges to listen to young individuals involved in such profound decisions.
We are very pleased indeed that the Court of Appeal has allowed our client's appeal, and has recognised the critical importance of listening to and assessing the voices of young people at the heart of legal proceedings that profoundly affect their lives.
He is culturally displaced and alienated. He considers himself abandoned by his family. He feels he is a British boy, a London boy.
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