We are delighted to announce that Lyndsey Sambrooks-Wright and Monifa Walters-Thompson have joined the Family Law Team at Garden Court Chambers.
Sarah Forster appeared on behalf of the mother and James Holmes, who was also instructed at first instance, appeared on behalf the local authority led by Hannah Markham QC.
There have been two important recent cases which have considered issues of deprivation of liberty and young people subject to care proceedings.
With Brexit looming and a rise in the number of care applications, the issue of international assessments has a sharper focus. It is time for a protocol on international kinship assessments which will significantly aid in a more robust case management.
Sections 97(2) and (6) of the Children Act 1989 make it a criminal offence for anyone to publish material likely to identify a child involved in proceedings under the Act. The prohibition only lasts until the end of the proceedings - Clayton v Clayton [20
Rebekah Wilson of the Garden Court Chambers Family Team has published the below article for Jordans Family Law.
Malek Wan Daud is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Family Team.
We are delighted to announce that Nisha Bambhra and Katherine Duncan have joined the Family Law Team.
We are delighted to announce that the Family Team and Mai-Ling Savage, as an individual, have been nominated for the Bar Pro Bono Awards 2017.
Shu Shin Luh of Garden Court Chambers contributed to the report.
Garden Court Chambers is proud to sponsor Proof magazine. The third issue of Proof was co-produced by the Justice Gap and the Justice Alliance.
Garden Court Chambers were delighted to host the launch of this report.
Garden Court Chambers is horrified by the fire at Grenfell Towers. We extend our condolences and our solidarity to all those bereaved, injured or rendered homeless.
The Istanbul Convention is also known as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
We are delighted to announce that Katharine Marks joined the Garden Court Chambers Family Team.
We are delighted to announce that James Holmes has joined the Garden Court Chambers Family Team.
Family barrister Rebekah Wilson is our Women's Rights Trailblazer of the day.
The defendant was represented by Anya Lewis and Emma Fenn of Garden Court Chambers.
Garden Court is delighted to announce that Leslie Thomas QC, Judy Khan QC and Marc Willers QC have been elected as Joint Heads of Chambers.
We are delighted to announce that Ann Osborne has joined Garden Court Chambers.
