Archie Battersbee’s parents have been refused permission to challenge a High Court ruling which denied their request for the 12-year-old to be moved to a hospice. The family had hoped to overturn the decision by Mrs Justice Theis, who found it was not in Archie’s best interest for him to be moved out of hospital.
Court of Appeal judges have concluded that this was the correct decision and said there was no prospect of success for any further legal action, the Mirror reports. They said: “In all respects, Theis J's judgement deals comprehensively with each of the points raised on behalf of the parents.
"We have reached the clear conclusion that each of her decisions was right for the reasons she gave. It follows that the proposed appeal has no prospect of success and there is no other compelling reason for the Court of Appeal to hear an appeal."
