John Vater KC in A Council v JC & Ors [2025] EWFC 440
John Vater KC, instructed by RWK Goodman, represented the 3rd Respondent (L) a very young child in A Council v JC & Ors [2025] EWFC 440; care proceedings, issued following the…
Nick Goodwin KC in N (A Child) (Death of Sibling) [2025] EWFC 325
Nick Goodwin KC, representing the applicant Local Authority, led Matthew Maynard of St Ives Chambers in N (A Child) (Death of Sibling) [2025] EWFC 325; care proceedings brought following the unexplained death of the child’s…
Aidan Vine KC in A Local Authority v H & Ors [2025] EWFC 316
Aidan Vine KC was instructed by Dutton Gregory Solicitors for the 5th Respondent, K in A Local Authority v H & Ors [2025] EWFC 316; a fact-finding in public law…
John Vater KC in A Local Authority v A & Ors [2025] EWFC 311 (B)
John Vater KC, in structed by Daniells Family Law, acted for one of the two fathers in A Local Authority v A & Ors [2025] EWFC 311 (B); a fact-finding…
Nick Goodwin KC in R (A Minor) (Fact Finding) [2025] EWHC 1977 (Fam)
Nick Goodwin KC, instructed by Roland Robinsons & Fentons Solicitors, for the Third Respondent Child R, led Heather Hobson of Deans Court Chambers, in R (A Minor) (Fact Finding) [2025] EWHC…
Elisabeth Wickham and Oliver Powell in Oxfordshire County Council v M & Ors [2025] EWFC 166 (B)
Elisabeth Wickham was instructed by Oxford Law Group on behalf of the Third Respondent, A (a child), acting through their Children’s Guardian, and Oliver Powell represented the Applicant Local Authority…
Andrew Leong and Sian Cox in CA, CB and CC (Fact Finding: Coercion and Sexual Abuse) [2025] EWFC 29 (B)
Andrew Leong, instructed by Reeds, for the children and Sian Cox, instructed by Fort & Co, appeared for the mother in CA, CB and CC (Fact Finding: Coercion and Sexual…
Nick Goodwin KC in Kent County Council v A & Ors [2024] EWFC 412 (B)
Nick Goodwin KC, instructed by GT Stewart Solicitors, led Stephen Chippeck, of 5KBW, in Kent County Council v A & Ors [2024] EWFC 412 (B). They represented an intervener in…
Nick Goodwin KC and Elisabeth Wickham in CC (Fact Finding: Head Injury) [2024] EWFC 317 (B)
Nick Goodwin KC and Elisabeth Wickham, instructed by Fort Solicitors, represented a father facing allegations of causing inflicted head injury to his infant son in CC (Fact Finding: Head Injury)…
Edward Kirkwood, Oliver Wraight, and Emma Gatland in Wokingham Borough Council v The Mother & Ors [2024] EWFC 273 (B)
Edward Kirkwood represented the Applicant Council, Oliver Wraight, instructed by Griffiths Robertson, represented the Second Respondent Father, and Emma Gatland, instructed by Oxford Law Group, represented the First Respondent Mother…
Matthew Brookes-Baker and Vicky Reynolds in C1 and C2 (Children: Fact Finding) [2024] EWFC 247 (B)
Matthew Brookes-Baker, instructed by OLG Solicitors, represented the Third to Fourth Respondent children by their Children’s Guardian and Vicky Reynolds represented the Applicant Council in C1 and C2 (Children: Fact Finding) [2024]…
Reflecting on Two Months Since Harcourt Chambers Head Injuries Conference in Oxford
It has been two months since Harcourt Chambers hosted its landmark conference on infant head injuries in child protection. Held on June 21, the event brought together leading experts in…