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  • Give someone else a voice

    4 Brick Court's running team took part in the Great South Run (10 miles in Portsmouth on 26th October)on behalf of a favourite charity and your support would be greatly appreciated by the many children who have come to depend on VOICE.  VOICE is a charity entirely dedicated to giving support advice and assistance to the 60,000 children in care in the UK at any one time.

     

    The team from chambers included Jacqui Gilliatt, Louise MacLynn, Francis Cassidy, Lee Pearman and Paul Carver, joined by Jacqui's husband, John Sullivan, his friend David Parkinson and Jacqui's friends Carolyn & Tim Cobbold.

    You can log on to our Just Giving website and translate our pounding the pavements of Portsmouth in to pounds for this charity.

    Alternatively we will be happy to receive cheques made out to Voice at 4 Brick Court.

     

    Click to find out more about VOICE

  • New files on 4bc Website

    We have recently added to our website - the June 2008 updater - the Jargon Buster from A to Z (in  Family Law General) & the Family Law Bibliography (also in Family Law General).

  • 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.

  • Domestic Violence Practice Direction

    This Practice Direction came into force on 9.5.08.  See also the comments of Robert Stevens reported on the Family Law Week blog.

  • PLO Guidance for London

    Judge Altman, the Designated Judge for London, has issued an Initial Local Plan for London dated 10th April 2008in respect of the implementation of the Public Law Outline (which is already in force). It applies to the London Care Centre which means the PRFD & Barnet, Kingston & Croydon County Courts & is relevant also to cases transferred into those courts from the FPCs.

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Public Law Cases
Practice Direction on Experts
F (Children) (DNA Evidence) [2007] EWHC 3235 (Fam)
R (On The Application of M) (Fc) V London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham [2008] UKHL 14
MN (India) v Entry Clearance Officer [2008] EWCA Civ 38 (Court of Appeal)
G (R on the application of) v Nottingham City Council [2008] EWHC 152 (Admin) Munby J
G (A Child) [2008] EWCA Civ 86


Private Law Cases
G (Children) [2007] EWCA Civ 1497
Holmes-Moorhouse v London Borough of Richmond-Upon-Thames [2007] EWCA Civ 970
M (Children) [2008] EWCA Civ 66
A F v M B-F [2008] EWHC 272 (Fam)
Sir Mark Potter 22 February 2008


Ancillary Relief
Crossley v Crossley [2007] EWCA Civ 1491
Laskar v Laskar [2008] - (7th February) Court of Appeal
VB v JP [2008] EWHC 112 (Fam)
Dixon v Marchant [2008] EWCA Civ 11


Domestic Violence
Nicholls v Nicholls [2008] EWCA Civ 121


Reports & Consultations
New FPR consultation responses published
Forced Marriage court rules consultation launched
Bar Standards Board consults on impact of Legal Services Act


Articles
Oxley v Hiscock Revisited: Part 1 - Establishing the Interest by Luke Barnes
Ancillary Relief Update (January 2008) by Joanna Goodall
Private Law Update (February 2008) by John Tughan
The New Pensions Bill: Some points for Family Lawyers by Steve Dixon, Bradshaw, Dixon Moore
Special Guardianship: A Missed Opportunity - Findings from Research by Amanda Hall
Voices in the Wilderness: Hearing Children in Financial Applications by David Williams and Simon Blanes


ECHR
A v Hoare Others [2008] UKHL 6
C (A Minor) v Secretary of State for Justice [2008] EWHC 171 (Admin)