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Prof Rob George, instructed by Rayden Solicitors, acting pro bono represented the applicant step-father.
The law on step-parent adoption has been changed by the ground-breaking judgment from the President…
Damian Garrido KC, instructed by Jennifer Browne of Machins Solicitors, to represent a Gillick competent child in the above case.
The Court of Appeal took the opportunity to reaffirm…
Matthew Brookes-Baker, instructed by Bower Bailey Solicitors, representing the father in the matter of F v M [2023] EWFC 252 (29 November 2023).
This was a complicated and protracted…
Nick Goodwin KC and Cecilia Barrett, instructed by Miles and Partners, represented the mother in the above case. Matthew Brookes-Baker was also involved in the case representing the child.
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Sara was instructed by the local authority in a case concerning a 14 month old baby boy, who was removed from his mother shortly after birth as she had sexually…
Mavis was instructed by the Local Authority to represent the second respondent in GK & Anor v EE (formerly known as RK) & Anor – Find case law (nationalarchives.gov.uk)
This…
Ruth Cabeza instructed by Dawson Cornwell to represent the Mother in a Fact Finding hearing. The application by the Father, who resides in Lithuania, for rights of access under Art…
Simon Miller represented Bristol City Council in A & B & Bristol City Council [2023] EWHC 3041 (Fam) – an interesting child abduction case. You can read the full Judgement…
Edward Devereux KC and Jane Campbell, instructed by Janet Broadley of Goodman Ray, represented the first respondent mother, Katy Ashworth, a children’s television presenter in Ben Jonas Alcott v Katy…
Family Law News recently posted an older case of Fiona’s in which she achieved a very good result.
Fiona, instructed by John Welch & Stammers solicitors, for the successful Appellant husband…
Acting for the successful respondent local authority, Nick Goodwin KC led Alex Perry in N (Children: Revocation of Placement Orders), Re [2023] EWCA Civ 1352 a parent’s appeal against the dismissal of an application…
Edward Bennett, instructed by Freemans Solicitors, represented the respondent mother in K v E [2023] EWHC 2890 (Fam) and successfully resisted the father’s application for the child’s summary return to Germany.…