James Dove speaks to the Milton Keynes Local Family Justice Board on ‘Deprivation of liberty: a practical reflection on where we are now’

James Dove spoke to the Milton Keynes Local Family Justice Board on 14 October 2026 about deprivation of liberty in children’s cases. The talk looked at what has changed since…

Fiona Hay Presents Regional Firm of the Year Award at the Financial Remedies Awards 2026

Harcourt Chambers was delighted to be a sponsor of this year’s Financial Remedies Awards held yesterday evening at the Shaw Theatre, Pullman London St Pancras. An evening dedicated to recognising excellence…

Harcourt Chambers celebrates success in Chambers and Partners 2027 rankings

Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce its impressive achievements in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners, published today. The 2027 rankings highlight Harcourt’s reputation as one of the leading…

Harcourt Chambers is delighted to be sponsoring an award at the Financial Remedies Awards 2026

Taking place tomorrow, Thursday 15 October, at the Shaw Theatre, Pullman London St Pancras, the awards celebrate excellence and achievement in financial remedies, recognising the outstanding contributions of barristers, solicitors…

When does a Child Arrangements Order bring a child’s looked-after status to an end, and what are the implications for local authority financial responsibility? – Rob George KC, Ruth Cabeza and Daniel Sheridan in Milton Keynes City Council v Ealing London Borough Council [2026] EWHC2586 (Fam)

In Milton Keynes City Council v Ealing London Borough Council [2026] EWHC 2586 (Fam) Ms Justice Henke, sitting in the Family Division, determined Milton Keynes City Council’s application for declarations…

Aidan Vine KC and Victoria Flowers Speak at Family Law Week’s Private Children Law Conference 2026

Aidan Vine KC and Victoria Flowers spoke at Family Law Week’s Private Children Law Conference 2026, held on Friday 9 October at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London.

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How should the Family Court balance a child’s relationship with an abusive parent against the continuing impact of domestic abuse on the child’s primary carer? – Mehvish Chaudhry in Father v Mother [2026] EWFC 287 (B)

In a complex private law children case involving serious admitted domestic abuse, the court adopted an unusual, phased approach to contact, incorporating periods of reduced and suspended contact to support…

Can children be wrongfully retained abroad if they had already become habitually resident there? – Mavis Amonoo-Acquah in TK v SD [2026] EWHC 2220 (Fam)

The High Court considered whether five siblings should be returned to England after their parents gave sharply conflicting accounts of whether their move to Kenya had been temporary or permanent…

When serious injuries are medically suggestive of abusive head trauma, how should the court approach alternative explanations where the medical evidence cannot exclude an unusual accidental injury or unidentified mechanism? – Stephen Crispin in Ellana (A Child) (Fact-Finding: Head Injury), Re [2026] EWFC 272 (B)

The Family Court has declined to find that a 15-month-old child’s serious intracranial and spinal injuries were inflicted, holding that, despite shaking being the medically favoured explanation, the evidence considered…

Jason Green delivers talk on costs at Dawson Cornwell seminar

Jason Green attended Dawson Cornwell today to give a talk at their monthly seminar on the current climate for costs orders in children and financial remedy proceedings. Jason was able…

Jason Green in M v F1 & Anor (Relocation) [2026] EWFC 284

Jason Green represented the applicant mother in her successful application to relocate with her 7-year old daughter (“C”) to State A in M v F1 & Anor (Relocation) [2026] EWFC…

Harcourt Chambers welcomes new pupils Ingrid Kinder and Louis Tavaré

Harcourt Chambers is delighted to welcome Ingrid Kinder and Louis Tavaré, who commence their pupillages with chambers today.

Ingrid Kinder studied Law at Durham University, graduating with First Class Honours,…

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