Frances is in demand in very complex
public law children proceedings in which the central issues include exceptionally serious injuries, non-accidental death / murder (child or parent), serious sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, very serious neglect, torture, learning and mental health difficulties, fabricated or induced illness, reporting restriction orders and the curtailment of parental responsibility.
Junior counsel representing the aunt in
public law children proceedings; the aunt obtained a placement order and was awarded costs against the local authority.
Public law children: Acting for local authorities, parents, and children, Charlotte receives instructions in all areas of
public law children proceedings, as well as cases involving non-accidental injury; international and national adoptions; and those under the inherent jurisdiction involving the right to life or medical treatment for children.
Not exact matches
There are two schemes for
child application prescribed by a mixture of statute: private
law (CA 1989, Pt 2; Re CT) or
public law (ie care
proceedings: CA 1989, Pts 4 and 5; R e W [2016]-RRB-.
«Focuses on topics of concern to family lawyers and also members of the
public dealing with family
law issues such as adoption, divorce, separate maintenance,
child custody, support, cohabitation, parentage issues, parental abduction, relocation, post-judgment modification issues, neglect / abuse
proceedings and social issues related to families.»
Although most of the family cases before the ECtHR at present relate to
children, in particular
public law proceedings, the issue of delay is of wider application in family
proceedings.
He regularly appears in
public law care cases on behalf of parents, local authorities and guardians, in private
law proceedings (including domestic violence injunctions) and in financial disputes (ancillary relief
proceedings, trusts of land applications, Inheritance Act applications and Schedule 1
Children Act
proceedings etc).
Private
law proceedings contrast with
public children proceedings where the
child's interests are promoted by the
child's guardian and legal representative.
Lindsay specialises in cases concerning
children, particularly
public law proceedings including applications for Care, Supervision, Emergency Protection, Placement and Special Guardianship Orders.
He represents parents and
children in
public law proceedings including removal from the jurisdiction and has developed a specialism in Secure Accommodation
proceedings.
Emma also assists with
child protection matters when a
children's services department is involved with a family prior to any court
proceedings being issued, including attending
Public Law outline / pre-
proceedings meetings.
Turpin & Miller LLP is highly recommended for
public children law but its extensive private caseload includes cross-border separation
proceedings and a range of divorce matters.
Claire represents parents in a wide variety of private and
public law cases concerning
children and specialises in representing parents and other family members in care
proceedings.
Tim specialises in both
public and private
law proceedings involving
children.
Playing a part in
proceedings (Re W (a
child)(
public law proceedings:
child's separate representation)-RRB-
Ashley regularly represents local authorities, parents,
children and interveners in
public law proceedings.
Gordon has considerable experience acting for respondents in
public law proceedings having acted on behalf of parents and carers, interveners and the
children, both through their Guardians and directly on behalf of competent
children.
She specialises exclusively in the
law relating to
children, both in
public law care
proceedings and private
law proceedings where the court decides the amount of time a
child should spend with a parent or other person.
Eleanor has experience representing parents,
children through their Guardian, interveners and Local Authorities in
public law proceedings at all stages of a case.
Public law proceedings — care
proceedings particularly involving
child death cases through brain injury, drowning, shaking injuries, other «non - accidental» physical injury, burns and neglect.
The
proceedings concerned the lawfulness of the increase in court fees for
public law child care applications and placement order applications (referred to compendiously as
public law family
proceedings) made by the orders.
The
Children's Guardian's role is to represent the wishes and best interests of children in public law proceedings, usually care or adoptio
Children's Guardian's role is to represent the wishes and best interests of
children in public law proceedings, usually care or adoptio
children in
public law proceedings, usually care or adoption cases.
The changes being planned on
public law will mean a care
proceedings system in which delay is no longer acceptable and where there is a much clearer focus on the
child and their needs.