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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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Link Icon British Association of Anger Management

Sussex based organisation offering counselling, courses and information about anger and conflict issues to those who experience anger directly or indirectly.

Link Icon DCA Guidelines

Guidance on good practice on parental contact in cases involving domestic violence.

Link Icon Domestic Violence

Millenium lecture by the Rt Hon Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss GBE on domestic violence.

Link Icon Domestic Violence & Family Law: A New Era

Article by Bansi Soni about the provisions of the DVCVA 2004.

Link Icon Domestic Violence Intervention Project

Charity set up in 1991 with a fairly local remit in terms of services on offer. Some useful self-protection advice including how to keep your internet use away from the prying eyes of an abuser.

Link Icon DV cases Review

Thematic review of the handling of domestic violence cases in the courts published in October 2005 by HM Inspectors of Court Administration.

Link Icon Home Office Crime and Policing

Contains Domestic Violence statistics, policy and useful contact numbers

Link Icon Met Police domestic violence resources

Website with links to a number of policy & research documents including the excellent paper by Sarah Buel: The Impact of Domestic Vioence on Children: Twelve Practical Recommendations for Lawyers, Advocates, Judges, Probation & Court Personnel

Link Icon Refuge

Run in partnership with Women's Aid, Refuge is a charity for women and children against domestic violence. Services include a national 24 hour freephone helpline.

Link Icon Tender

Tender is a uk charity aimed at promoting non-violence in relationships by raising awareness through cultural events and education projects.

Link Icon Violence Against Women Online Resources

US resource aimed at providing law, advocacy and social services professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women The site hosts a document library with over 100 documents on the latest research, model programmes, stalking, sexual assault, child protection etc.

Link Icon Women´s Aid

UK national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children including by offering range of refuges and other services and promoting education and information about domestic violence against women and children. Run by women and for women. Women's Aid have produced an excellent survivor's handbook which can be downloaded from the website and is available in several languages.