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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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Top > Mental Health & Medical > Munchausens / Factitious Illness

Link Icon DoH Guidelines on Factitious Illness
Link Icon eMedicine Article on Facititious Disorder

Useful introduction to the topic, giving a medical and statistical overview and a bibliography. Written by Todd S Elwyn, Staff Physician in the Psychiatry Department of the University of Hawaii.

Link Icon Eric G Mart - Munchausen Expert

Website of US Forensic Psychologist with expertise in Munchausens - recent writings of his emphasise the need to avoid false diagnoses. See also the article at http://www.msbp.com/ericmart.htm - Problems with the Diagnosis of Factitious Disorder by Proxy in Forensic Settings.

Link Icon Factitious Disorder Links

Links to 837 sites on factitious disorders.

Link Icon M.A.M.A (Mothers Against Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy Allegations

Website of US group campaigning on behalf of falsely accused parents. Useful links to news items and articles putting the arguments against the existence of the syndrome and case histories of parents.

Link Icon Munchausen & Factitious Disorder Page

Site run by US Psychiatrist Marc Feldman with lots of useful background.

Link Icon Munchausen By Proxy

Website of US expert Louisa Lasher with a useful introduction to the definition of MBP, its diagnosis and implications.

Link Icon RCPCH Guidelines on Factitious Illness

Page from which you can download the RCPCH Guidelines on the fabricated illness as a pdf file.

Link Icon Ryder J judgment on Munchausen's

Judgment in the case of A County Council etc [2005] EWHC 31 in which he concluded that the terms MSBP & Facititious or Induced Illness (FII) are merely child protection labels and do not involve a paediatric, psychiatric or psychological disease. The term MSBP should be consigned to the history books & the term FII used with caution.