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  • Opposing return of children to jurisdiction

    The Court of Appeal recently ruled in an appeal in which two members of chambers appeared. Marianna Hildyard QC and Kieran Pugh represented the mother and successfully appealed against the decision of a Section 9 Judge who had ordered the return of a child lawfully removed from the jurisdiction. 

    See Re: S (A Child) [2010] EWCA 465

     

     

  • Advocacy In Childcare Public Law Proceedings 2010

    Jacqui Gilliatt & a team from 4 Brick Court will be presenting this 1 day seminar for Jordans on Tuesday 30th March 2010 at a Central London venue.  For more information & booking information see the Jordans website entry.

  • Bracewell Memorial Essay Competition

    Ella Shaw was the runner up in the 2009 Bracewell Memorial Essay Competition. Read her award winning entry here.

  • Podcasts

    Podcasts online with Jacqui Gilliatt & Ella Shaw.

     

     Jacqui Gilliatt has recently done a podcast with John Bolch of Family Lore & Family Lore Focus.  Click to link to Jacqui Gilliatt's podcast.

     

    Jacqui's pupil, Ella Shaw, has also been podcasting with blawger CharonQC and her podcast is here

     

    In case you missed it Jacqui was also interviewed in November by Natasha Phillips of the Divorce Manual blog.

  • Standard of Proof in Care Proceedings

    The House of Lords ruled on 11th June 2008 in an appeal in which three members of  4 Brick Court Chambers appeared before their Lordships on 19th and 20th May 2008. Marianna Hildyard QC and Isabelle Watson represented the Respondent father and Stuart Fuller (led by Stephen Cobb QC of 1 Garden Court Chambers) represented the Appellant children (through their Children’s Guardian). CAFCASS intervened.

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BAILII

The British And Irish Legal Information Institute where you can find British and Irish case law & legislation, European Union case law, Law Commission reports, and other law-related British and Irish material. 

Best Interest Panel

Local Authority Panel which considers whether adoption is in principle in a child's best interest. Once an adoption plan has panel approval, the Local Authority will apply for a placement order to move the child into an adoptive placement.

 

See: What is a Panel? 

Birth Family

Birth family is the term used to describe a child's natural parents when a child has been adopted.

 Support for birth families can be found at Direct Gov Parents. 

Boundaries

Term often used by social workers to mean ‘ground rules' for children.

 

www.raisingkids.co.uk is a website which provides information on parenting skills and includes practical ways to develop those skills.

Brussels II

An EU Regulation which came into force from 1 March 2001 which harmonized divorce jurisdictions across Europe.  It introduced across Europe the rule that the first spouse to issue a divorce petition in a country has jurisdiction (the country where the proceedings will be processed).  This can have a great disadvantage to the other party.  Couples where there is a connection with two European countries should seek quick legal advice.

 

Full text of Brussels II 

 

The EU Practice Guide to Brussels II