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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 CAFCASS
Link Icon Child Support Agency

The CSA site contains all the official guidance, information about proposed reforms, a good description of how a CSA assessment works (with glossary) and downloadable leaflets for parents and advisors.

Link Icon Children's Commissioner
Link Icon Community Legal Service

The CLS is a network of legal service providers including solicitors, CABx, local authorities, law centres, community centres etc. It aims to ensure people can get information and help about their legal rights and remedies.

Link Icon Court Service

Lots of information about the courts, addresses, practice directions and selected judgments.

Link Icon DCA consultation: transparency in family courts

Consultation paper on transparency in family courts - consultation period ends on 30.10.06.

Link Icon Department for Children, Schools & Families
Link Icon Department for Constitutional Affairs

The DCA site contains an archive of sections on Individual & Family Matters and Human Rights, copies of consultation papers, Advisory Committee reports, CPR rules for downloading, key speeches and numerous other useful documents and links. Governmental responsibility for legal matters has now transferred to the Ministry of Justice.

Link Icon Department for Work & Pensions Guide to Disabilty Discrimination Act
Link Icon Department of Health

Packed with content but not the easiest site to navigate although it does have a reasonably good search facility. Particular subsites of interest are: Learning Disabilities http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/ HealthAndSocialCareTopics/LearningDisabilities/fs/en National Care Standards Commission http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/ HealthAndSocialCareTopics/SocialCare/NationalCareStandardsCommission/fs/en

Link Icon Direct Gov

Page which is a platform to all government departments, local authority sites and numerous NGOs etc.

Link Icon Family Justice Council

The Family Justice Council was set up by the DCA in 2002 and formally launched in 2004 to promote interdisciplinary working across the family justice system.

Link Icon House of Lords Judicial Business

Information about Law Lords, background information about the judicial work of the House of Lords, judgments of the House of Lords and Civil and Criminal Practice Directions relating to appeals.

Link Icon Judicial Studies Board

General information about the work of the board together with some useful training materials eg on racial and religious awareness.

Link Icon Law Commission

Information about the work of the Law Commission, with details of all current projects.

Link Icon Legal aid reforms - consultation paper

DCA consultation paper on legal aid reforms recommended by Lord Carter. Consultation period ends on 12.10.06.

Link Icon Legal Services Commission

Extensive site on public funding including downloadable copies of the funding code and criteria, guidance, regulations etc.

Link Icon Ministry of Justice

Newly created department for UK legal affairs.

Link Icon National Care Standards Commission
Link Icon Office of Court Funds, Official Solicitor & Public Trustee

Introduction to the work of the Official Solicitor in relation to adults under a disability and some information about child abduction.

Link Icon Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)

Access site for statutes since 1988 and SIs since 1997 as well as draft Acts & SIs, local acts and explanatory notes. These versions are not updated. For updated legislation see the Statute Law Database site.

Link Icon Parliament website

The site to check up on the work of the House of Commons and House of Lords and the progress of legislation.

Link Icon Statute Law Database

This site contains updated versions of UK Acts, statutory instruments etc.

Link Icon Statute Law Database

Finally free online access to updated versions of legislation. The site is not yet complete but getting there