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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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Link Icon  Syndrome Testimony, Base Rates, and What the Expert Can Ethically Tell the Trier of Fact in Alle

Article by Jack Annon.

Link Icon Avoiding or Challenging A Diagnosis of Anti-Social Personality Disorder

Article by John Blume & David Voisin from the US about how to deal with this issue in a court context.

Link Icon Cross examination - impeachment of a witness

Some tips from a US attorney on how to exploit the differences between a witness`s written and oral evidence and how to deal with experts.

Link Icon Cross Examination of the Medical Expert

Some thoughts on the approach to cross-examination of a medical expert in a sexual abuse case.

Link Icon Cross-examining children

This article is also of general interest when assessing the quality of interviews of a child.

Link Icon Ethics in Family Law

Canadian High Court Judge`s conference speech on `Ethics in Family Law: Is Family Law Advocacy a Contradiction in Terms`. She argues that the emphasis in rules and lawyers` approach should move towards the majority of cases which do not reach contested hearings.

Link Icon How to Deal With the Narcissist In a Court of Law

As the name suggests.

Link Icon Interviewing Methods and Hearsay Testimony in Suspected Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Questions of A

Article by Judith Adams about the difficulties of interviewing children.

Link Icon Lying in Family Court

Some thoughts from US therapist William Eddy on dealing with liars in the family court.

Link Icon Presenting Negative Evidence

Advice on phraseology of criticisms of parents in residence disputes from US site.

Link Icon Questions on Tests & Psychometrics

A useful extract on cross examination in relation to psychological tests which also serves as a good introduction to the methodology of such tests.

Link Icon Questions to ask Custody Evaluators

US advice on questions to ask their equivalent of CAFCASS Officers.

Link Icon Recorded Memory & cross-examination

A useful introduction to the issues surrounding recovered memory and guide to challenging expert witnesses.

Link Icon Trouble Right Here in River City: What Happens When the Prosecutorial Urge to Create Persuasiv

Surprisingly interesting article about the contamination of child witnesses who are interviewed and videotaped - written by a convicted child sexual offender.