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Alex Forbes was instructed by the applicant local authority, Andrew Leong was instructed by Duncan Lewis solicitors for the father, Stephen Crispin was instructed by Oxford Law Group for children…
We are delighted to announce that Harcourt Chambers and a number of our members have been shortlisted as finalists in the prestigious 2025 Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards in the…
Alex Forbes represented the applicant Local Authority in N (A Child) (Deprivation of Liberty Orders) [2025] EWHC 1690 (Fam); a final judgment in deprivation of liberty proceedings concerning a young woman who…
Jonathan Sampson KC led Alicia Collinson, they appeared on behalf of the Local Authority. Alex Forbes, instructed by Sills and Betteridge, represented the Third and Fourth Respondent children in R &…
Edward Kirkwood was instructed by the Applicant Council, Alex Forbes instructed by Rowberry Morris, represented the Second Respondent Father and Andrew Leong, instructed by Griffiths Robertson Solicitors, represented the Fourth…
Edward Kirkwood represented the local authority and Alex Forbes represented the father in Re H (A Child: s. 38(6) Assessment) [2023] EWHC 1083 (Fam). This case was an application by mother, in…
Alex Forbes, instructed by Johnson & Gaunt, represented the Respondent mother and Emma Gatland, instructed by Reeds solicitors, represented the Respondent children in Re E and H (Care Proceedings – Alleged…
The judgment can be found here.
The child suffered from a rare medical condition known as Benign Enlargement of the Subarachnoid Spaces (BESS), which predisposed him to suffering brain injuries. The Local Authority and the experts…