Events

Seminar: Demystifying Threshold – An Exploration of Re A Compliance & What This Means in Practice an MBL Seminars Ltd, with barrister Sophie Crampton

06th Nov 2026

Join Sophie Crampton for a practical workshop covering the principles set out in Re A and explain, with examples, how to apply them in practice.

An MLB Seminar – Becoming a Second Parent – Rights & Restrictions under the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act

31st Jul 2026

Register and join Four Brick Court Barrister, Sophie Crampton for a live virtual classroom session to explore the provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (HFEA 2008) in relation to IVF and artificial insemination.

The Inns of Court Alliance for Women: Bullying at the Bar – A Diminishing or Endemic Problem?

03rd Mar 2026

Join members of the committee in the Sherrard Room for a panel discussion led by Middle Temple’s Co-Convenor Ruth Kirby KC alongside those who have experienced and have informed views on bullying at the Bar.

Seminar – Surrogacy Unwrapped: Legal Pathways and Practical Solutions

29th Jan 2026

Register and join us for an upcoming seminar with Edward Cooke Solictors co-presented by Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey, Lauren Guy and Victoria Maxwell on Thursday 29th January 2026 6pm via Zoom.

Register here

MPS/LSPO applications: 19.11.25 at 6pm

20th Nov 2025

Seminar on MPS/LSPO applications: 19.11.25 at 6pm: Justin Tadros & Elin Hughes

With apologies for any inconvenience, we have made a change to our planned finances seminar on 19 November at 6:00pm. The Finances Update is not able to go ahead and if you have registered for it,you will receive a cancellation notification from Zoom. The good news is that Justin Tadros and Elin Hughes will be giving a , and practical tips for how to make the most of FDR hearings. Please note this session is intended for junior practitioners. To register for the seminar, which remains at 6:00pm on 19 November via Zoom, please click here.

Public Law Update

25th Sep 2025

Four Brick Court, Chambers of Isabelle Watson, Seminar “Public Law Update” Please join us for this seminar presented by Jacqui Gilliatt (1992) & others.

Costs: Private Children and FLA Injunctions

16th Sep 2025

Four Brick Court, Chambers of Isabelle Watson, Seminar “Costs:Private Children and FLA Injunctions” Please join us for this seminar presented by Justin Tadros and Harry Simons 

Private Law Update

11th Sep 2025

Four Brick Court, Chambers of Isabelle Watson, Seminar “Private Law Update” Please join us for this seminar presented by Ummar Ahmad and Elin Hughes.

Harry Simons – ‘Life at the Family Bar’ Webinar

14th Oct 2024

Seminar – Ethics Panel Event: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas and Tricky Customers

19th Sep 2024

Join us for our upcoming seminar, Ethics Panel Event: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas and Tricky Customers, On Thursday, 19th September 2024, at 6 pm via Zoom.

We encourage junior / newly qualified lawyers to attend. Our esteemed panel for the evening will be Judith Charlton (1991), Jacqui Gilliatt (1992), Tim Potter (2005), Justin Tadros (2012), Keileigh Pink (2014), and Nathan Baylis (2021). Each will bring their unique expertise and experience to the discussion, answering questions about tricky situations and offering practical solutions.

Seminar – Updates and Practical Tips for Deprivation of Liberty (Inherent Jurisdiction) Proceedings

23rd Feb 2024

Four Brick Court, Chambers Seminar “Updates and Practical Tips for Deprivation of Liberty (Inherent Jurisdiction) Proceedings.” Please join us for this seminar by Brónach Gordon (Call: 2015) and Sarah Barber (Call: 2018).

Seminar – Updates and Tips on Special Guardianship and Adoption

25th Jan 2024

Four Brick Court, Chambers of Isabelle Watson, Seminar “Updates and Tips on Special Guardianship and Adoption” Please join us for this seminar presented by Jacqui Gilliatt (1992).

Four Brick Court – Remote Pupillage Question & Answer Session 2024

04th Jan 2024

Happy New Year! Four Brick Court Chambers will host an informal, remote ‘Drop-in Session’ for candidates’ questions regarding pupillage and the application process on Thursday, 4th January 2024, from 6 pm – 7 pm. 

Seminar – On Judicial Reasons

01st Dec 2023

Four Brick Court, Chambers of Isabelle Watson, Seminar “On Judicial Reasons.” Please join us for this seminar presented by Jacqui Gilliatt (1992).

Webinar: New research on ethnic disparities in care proceedings.

19th Jun 2023

Four Brick Court, barrister Bibi Badejo will be one of the panellists for Nuffield Family Justice Observatory‘s Webinar: New research on ethnic disparities in care proceedings.

How to lose a Family Hearing- 27th April 2023

24th Apr 2023

Bibi Badejo is a family barrister from Four Brick Court, specialising in children’s law. Called in 2005, she was elected a Governing Bencher of Inner Temple in 2020.

Private Law Fact-Finding: Where are we now?

09th Feb 2023

Seminar – Private Law Fact-Finding: Where are we now? on Wednesday 8th February 2023 at 6 pm via Zoom.

Presented by Ella Shaw (2006) and Elin Hughes (2017), sharing their insights into where we are now concerning private law fact findings.

Please feel free to share the Zoom link with any colleagues you would wish to. To attend the seminar, you will need to register via Zoom (and you will then receive the link to join the seminar from Zoom).

Click the link below to register: https://lnkd.in/eXvEF3Gu

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 Seminar – “Return to the PLO: What we need to know”

21st Jan 2023

Four Brick Court Seminar – Return to the PLO: What we need to know, On Friday 20th January at 2 pm.

Presented by Jacqui Gilliatt (1992) looking at the President’s Guidance from November 2022 and the strong judicial messages about the return of the PLO to care proceedings. Aimed at LAs / legal and client departments. But very useful for all of us given the pressure coming from above. Jacqui will also be looking at issues that include cost threats.

Please feel free to send questions in advance to seminars@4bc.co.uk or raise them in the afternoon.

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Seminar: ‘Tackling Expert Evidence’

09th Dec 2022

On 8th December at 6 pm, Tackling Expert Evidence by Jacqui Gilliatt (1992) and Andlib Mohsin (2006) will be taking a hard look at how to tackle expert evidence in family proceedings.

To register, click here.

Seminar: ‘Evidence: Back to Basics’

18th Nov 2022

On 17th November at 6 pm, Evidence: Back to Basics with different forms and sources of evidence increasingly common in family proceedings, Lauren Bovington (2016) will be addressing some of the issues and giving practical tips about just how to make evidence count.

To register, click here.