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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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Folder Icon Gay & Lesbian Adoption & Parenting
Link Icon Adoption Information Line

The Adoption Information Line exists to assist local authority social services departments and adoption agencies to recruit carers for children. It also provides information to members of the public on adoption and operates a freephone service.

Link Icon BAAF on Special Guardianship

Guidance on the website of BAAF about Special Guardianship, introduced by the Adoption & Children Act 2002.

Link Icon British Asspciation for Adoption & Fostering

BAAF is the leading UK-wide membership organisation aiming to promote the highest standards of child-centred policies and services for children separated from their families of origin.

Link Icon Court Service booklets & guidance

Documents on court service website providing an introduction to the Adoption & Children Act 2002 & guidance to court users on adoption and intercountry adoption.

Link Icon DfES Adoption training materials

DfES Adoption training materials

Link Icon DfES site on Intercountry Adoptions
Link Icon DfES website on adoption

Home page of the DfES website on adoption with links to all sorts of useful government documents and legal guidance.

Link Icon Direct Gov

Useful government website on adoption & fostering in the UK with good links and documents dealing with the practicalities as well as legal issues.

Link Icon Every Child Matters: information on foster care
Link Icon Father Hudson's Society

FHS provides a range of services, including family placement through adoption and fostering and adult care for older people and those with disabilities

Link Icon Fostering Information Line

Like its sister site the Adoption Information Line, the Fostering Information Line exists to help identify and recruit foster carers. It also provides information to prospective foster carers and operates a freephone line.

Link Icon Independent Review Mechanism

The IRM is run by BAAF and provides the mechanism by which prospective adopters can challenge decisions not to approve them as suitable to adopt.

Link Icon Introduction to Adoption

The Guardian Newspaper's piece on the new adoption law with links at the side and at the end of the piece to other helpful and interesting articles on the topic.

Link Icon Post Adoption Centre

UK charitable organisation offering independent advice, counselling and support to anyone affected by or dealing with the challenges and opportunities of adoption.

Link Icon President's Guidance

Guidance on the new Adoption law from the President of the Family Division issued in March 2006.