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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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Link Icon AEST

Abused Empowered Survive Thrive is a UK website for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse with over 60 support forums and information about many aspects of the impact of abuse and links to other sources of support and information.

Link Icon British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse

BASPCAN Is a multi-disciplinary professionals group aiming to prevent abuse and neglect of children through the dissemination of information and exchange of views.

Link Icon Case Study of a UK Family Wrongly Accused of Child Abuse

Interesting analysis of a child abuse investigation and critique of mistakes said to have been made.

Link Icon Child Abuse Prevention Network

US site which describes itself as an internet nerve centre with very good links to other internet resources on child abuse.

Link Icon Child Welfare Information Gateway

US resource for professionals and others seeking information on child abuse and neglect. There is a searchable database containing over 30,000 abstracts of books, technical reports, fact sheets, journal articles, and other documents related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption, a database of relevant organisations, a bank of statistics and a good links page

Link Icon Childline

Well-known UK charity with helpline and factsheets for young people.

Link Icon Evaluation of Charges of Sexual Abuse in the context of Custody and Divorce

Article by Gloria Burk et al.

Link Icon IPT: Institute for Psychological Therapies

US psychologists` site, largely forensic and focussing on issues in cases of child abuse and sexual harassment. Tends to emphasise the need for a scientific background to forensic psychology with articles in the journal which are distinctly sceptical in tone particularly with regard to recovered memory.

Link Icon Metropolitan Police Specialist Crime Directorate

Details the work of the Child Abuse Investigation Command that investigates child abuse and deals with paedophile issues across London, working closely with other child protection agencies

Link Icon National Association for People Abused in Childhood

UK charity for adult survivors of childhood abuse, NACAP runs a support line and publishes a newsletter and guides to legal issues and on seeking counselling.

Link Icon NSPCC Online Child Protection Resource

This website contains information & news about aspects of child protection & child abuse, including a very useful series of leaflets (downloadable) on injuries to children such as bruising & fractures. There is also an email updater service on registration.

Link Icon Pandora's Box

US web page produced by Dr Nancy Faulkner who describes herself as a Child Advocate and Health Care Consultant. Some interesting and insightful articles (eg why do women stay with violent partners) and a wide range of materials dealing with abuse prevention, counselling, perceptions, links to other information sites. Eclectic but interesting for background and insight. Not sure about the poetry but perhaps that is just British reserve!

Link Icon Protect Our Families

US based organisation committed to advocating for the rights of children whose medical symptoms are misdiagnosed as child abuse. Some interesting information about differential diagnoses.

Link Icon RCPCH Publications on Child Protection
Link Icon Safeline

UK charity established by survivors of childhood sexual abuse with a support line and other support resources and online information about the impact of abuse.