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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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Our family team is passionate about protecting the rights, integrity and the safety of the family without losing sight of the welfare of the children who are subject of the proceedings. By reason of the emergency nature of these matters, members of Chambers are well used to making ex parte applications to secure the location of an abducted child, in order that the matter can in due course be properly decided by the Court.

We believe that assured advice and advocacy are key elements in a successful working partnership between client, solicitor and counsel, particularly in the field of family law where tensions and anxiety levels are high and issues within a case may develop with speed. In conjunction with a skilled clerk's room the team is committed to delivering client care of the highest standard.

Child Abduction has long been recognised as a strength of 4 Brick Court. The law in this area has grown considerably in recent years, with members of chambers appearing in many of the leading reported cases. The Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 ("The Hague Convention") together with the New Brussels II regulations provide a complex backdrop for the return of abducted children. The Hague convention itself only applies to those member countries signed up to the provisions of the Treaty, whilst Brussels II legislation applies only to the European Community. With the ever expanding bordors of Europe and India about to be a signatory to the Hague Convention, this is clearly a busy area for members of Chambers.

Our Family Team offers sympathetic an accessible legal representation combined with high standards of research, preparation and representation.

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