Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
Aidan Vine KC, instructed by Stephensons Solicitors for the Respondent mother, led Naima Asif of Pump Court Chambers in H v O (Fact-Finding) [2026] EWHC 715 (Fam); a fact-finding in child contact…
Daniel Sheridan’s article ‘Dispensing with Notice to Father in Child Protection Proceedings: Navigating the Threshold of Exceptionality’ has now been published by Local Government Lawyer under the title ‘Dispensing with notice to father’.
Nick Goodwin KC led Damian Broadbent in KCC v M & Ors [2026] EWFC 60 (B). They acted for the Applicant Local Authority in an eight-day fact-finding and welfare hearing which concerned…
We are pleased to announce that our pupils, Ashika Singh and Iona McNeill, are now accepting instructions.
Ashika Singh comes to law following an academic career and has previously worked…
An increasingly common issue before the Family Court is whether a local authority can be relieved of its duty to notify or consult a father with parental responsibility in care…
Martha Gray, led by Charles Hale KC of 4 Paper Buildings, was instructed by Goodman Ray Solicitors on behalf of the first respondent mother in A (A Child) (Application for…
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Re J, Re M, Re P (Loss of Parental Responsibility) [2026] EWCA Civ 344, three conjoined appeals dealing with legal parentage.
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John Vater KC and Victoria Flowers spoke at yesterday’s Oxford Family Court Seminar, hosted by Oxfordshire Resolution and the Oxford Judiciary. The event was well attended by local practitioners, alongside…
James Dove’s article Liberty, capacity and the age boundary: section 20 and deprivation of liberty for 16- and 17-year-olds appears in this month’s Family Law Journal. This article examines the increasingly…
James Dove, instructed by Fort & Co, appeared for the Respondent Mother before HHJ Richard Case sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in care proceedings concerning three children.
The…
We are delighted to be sponsoring Resolution’s 2026 National Conference in Brighton, one of the biggest gatherings of family justice professionals in the calendar. This conference provides an excellent opportunity…
On 29 October 2025, Her Honour Judge Downey handed down judgment in Re H [2025] EWFC 485, following the grant of a Special Guardianship Order to H’s maternal aunt by…