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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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Welcome to the links section of the 4 Brick Court website.

Link Icon BAILII: British and Irish Legal Information Institute

Site modelling itself on a similar Australian site which provides access to a large and free collection of legal materials. A great many Court of Appeal and High Court cases can be found here largely provided by Smith Bernal mainly from 1996 to mid 1999.

Link Icon Casetrack

Subscription required to this transcript archive of judgments from 1996 onwards.

Link Icon Consilio

Online law magazine for students with interesting editorials, interviews, legal news, course notes and some subscription services. Access can also be gained to a number of related projects such as Clerksroom (an online barristers' clerking service), CPD courses

Link Icon David Swarbrick`s site

David Swarbrick is a consultant to the firm Wrigley Claydon in Lancashire. His vast and interesting site contains a number of fascinating articles about all manner of legal issues - legal Latin, instructing a solicitor, the difference between a barrister and a solicitor, using uklegal newsgroups. Difficult to do the breadth of the site justice. Subscription area for his law index with is a searchable case database.

Link Icon House of Lords Judgments

Decisions of the House of Lords from 1996 to date. You can also register for a free email updater.

Link Icon Incorporated Council of Law Reporting

Summary of cases which will be reported in the Weekly Law Reports, Law Reports or Industrial Cases Reports can be sent by email. Summaries are prepared within 24 hours of judgment and are prepared by barristers or solicitors. There is no link to the full judgments but non-subscribers to the reports can obtain the relevant part for a limited price on publication.

Link Icon Justis

Justis is a subscription based service - they do offer a free trial.

Link Icon Web Journal of Current Legal Issues

This site provides an online journal published every two months covering topical legal issues. Not a great deal of focus on family law per se but interesting articles on human rights, legal training, property disputes etc. And free!

Link Icon William Hilton on Child Abduction

US site with a summary of a large number of child abduction cases including UK cases and a useful links page.