Baby P boss wins appeal go-ahead
Sharon Shoesmith was yesterday granted leave to appeal against a High Court ruling that upheld her sacking after the Baby P tragedy.
In April she lost the first round of a legal battle to overturn her dismissal as director of children's services at Haringey Council in north London.
But Mr Justice Foskett ruled that she can challenge his judgment in the Court of Appeal – and ordered that Ms Shoesmith should pay only a fraction of the legal costs incurred in the case.
Ms Shoesmith, 57, brought a High Court challenge against Haringey Council, regulator Ofsted and former Children's Secretary Ed Balls over her sacking in December 2008.