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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 Children & Adoption Act 2006

The Act gives courts a wider range of powers to use in dealing with contact disputes after parents separate, and also contains measures on intercountry adoption, including a statutory framework for the suspension of adoptions from countries where there are concerns about practices in connection with the adoption of children in that country, and provision for the Secretary of State to charge for the administration of intercountry adoption casework.

Link Icon Children & Adoption Act 2006: other information

This BAAf page has links to other information such as the explanatory notes.

Link Icon Domestic Violence, Crimes & Victims Act 2004

Act which makes the breach of a non-molestation order a criminal offence & extending the class of associated persons to same sex cohabitants and people who have been in a non-cohabiting intimate relationship of significant duration.

Link Icon Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996

Known as TLATA or sometimes taramasolata!