Webinar: Covert Recordings in Children Proceedings: The New Guidance


30th May 2025 | Webinars


John Vater KC and Hannah McSorley will be delivering a webinar on the new guidance received on covert recordings in children proceedings.

Date: 11 June

Time: 5pm

The primary focus of this webinar will be on private law children cases. John and Hannah will cover the following:

  • A walkaround the new Guidance;
  • Categories of covert recordings: of professionals, of other adults, of children;
  • Legal considerations: admissibility, the Court’s approach and the law of unintended consequences;
  • Practical considerations: questions that need to be asked, information that needs to be gathered; advice if a client raises the possibility of covert recording; and
  • Ethical considerations and the duty of utmost good faith.

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