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  • Child Rights Delegation to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories
    Barristers from 4 Brick Court involved in 2011 Child Rights Delegation to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.  
  • New members of Chambers
    The chambers of Miss Janet Mitchell are pleased to welcome  Miss Haylee O Brien, Miss Helen Davey and Miss Lucy Ann Dale.
  • Family Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year
    Congratulations to Lorna Cservenka of Hanne & Co for winning this years's award for Family Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year! Click on the news item for links to further information.
  • Training Events
    Members of chambers have recently been involved in presenting another 1 day training course for Jordans, a course on the Court of Protection as well as an in-house seminar on developments in key areas of family law and a webinar on hair alcohol testing.  If you would like to request a seminar or suggest a topic please contact us through the Contact page.
  • New Members
    Chambers is pleased to announce that Bibi Badejo and Natasha March have joined chambers on the successful completion of their pupillage and to welcome David Bannocks(formerly of 2 Dr J).

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Areas of Work

Members of chambers  represent all parties in public law cases including in adoption cases.  We believe this enables us to deliver a better service to local authorities since we understand both their perspective and those of other parties in the case.  We do, however, ensure that Counsel appearing on behalf of a local authority regularly is not also accepting instructions from other parties in the same locality.  We deal with a variety of matters, including judicial reviews, and appeal cases.  Our expertise and experience includes the following types of cases:

 

  • Serious non-accidental injuries, particularly head injuries.
  • Shaken babies and cases where there are allegations of factitious illness and neglect.
  • Sexual abuse;
  • Parents with psychiatric illnesses or personality disorders;
  • Children and parents with HIV;
  • Drug and alcohol problems;
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome;
  • Teenage parents,
  • Care versus supervision orders;
  • Designated local authorities;
  • Human rights;
  • s 38(6) assessments;
  • Contact/permission to refuse contact, exclusion applications.
  • Applications by foster carers & involving foster care regulations;
  • Special Guardianship;
  • Discharge of care orders;
  • Concurrent criminal proceedings;
  • Public Interest Immunity;
  • Secure accommodation;
  • Nursery & child minding registration and regulations;
  • Publicity about children & locating children abducted from local authority care.
  • Adoption including international aspects.

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