Harcourt Public Law Update — November 2025
Managing Sexual Risk & Procedural Fairness — Lessons from the Court of Appeal
By James Dove, Harcourt Chambers
Welcome to this month’s update from the Public Law Team…
James Dove’s article on the implications of Abbasi for publicity injunctions in children cases published in Family Law Journal
In this Family Law article, James Dove examines how the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbasi v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Haastrup v King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation…
Alison Williams and James Dove in Oxfordshire County Council v M & Ors [2025] EWFC 256 (B)
James Dove acted for the Local Authority and Alison Williams acted for the Guardian, instructed by Oxford Law Group Ltd, in Oxfordshire County Council v M & Ors [2025] EWFC 256 (B).…
A Successful Return for Our Public Law Conference at the Ashmolean
On Friday, we were delighted to welcome delegates to the return of our annual Public Law Conference, held at the iconic Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
The day offered a…
James Dove delivers training on Wardship to Milton Keynes Council
James Dove delivered training on Wardship to Milton Keynes Council on 1 July 2025. The training covered the fundamental principles of wardship, how to apply, and when it might be…
James Dove talks about Inherent Jurisdiction Orders in his recent LexisNexis article
James Dove writes for LexisNexis on Inherent Jurisdiction Orders in relation to Children in Family Courts. The full article is published in the June edition of Family Law. Click here…
James Dove looks at the implications of K (Children) (Powers of the Family Court) [2024] in his most recent article
You’ve got the power – The implications of K (Children) (Powers of the Family Court) [2024] EWCA Civ 2 in care proceedings
The case of K (Children) (Powers of the…
James Dove has co-authored an article which explores a current lacuna in our law
James Dove has co-authored an article which explores a current lacuna in our law, which means that the state is unable to assume parental responsibility for such an orphan unless…
James Dove is organising Chambers team for this years London Legal Walk
James Dove is organising the London Legal Walk team for this year, which will take place on Monday 21st May 2018.
The causes supported last year can be found here.
…James Dove responded successfully to an appeal of an interim care order
James Dove responded successfully to an appeal of an interim care order in BJ (a child) [2017] CA (Civ Div) before Lord Justices McFarlane, Moylan and Peter Jackson on behalf…
James Dove recently appeared in Dove v Iberia
James Dove took a brief departure from family law when he recently appeared in Dove v Iberia, a civil case that is generating a lot of media attention.
In allowing…
James Dove joins Harcourt Chambers
Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce that James Dove has accepted an offer of tenancy and will join Chambers immediately.
James practices in all areas of family law and has…