Family

PARTICULAR SPECIALIST INTERESTS

Public law Proceedings in the High Court and County Court, care proceedings particularly involving non- accidental injury, child death cases through drowning , serious NAI / shaking injuries, and sexual abuse and grooming cases. Cases involving child witnesses, Special Guardianship applications, foster parent disputes and the financial aspects of the same. Complex adoption applications including with a foreign aspect, Secure Accommodation Orders and Surrogacy disputes.

Private law residence matters including shared parenting/ residence and removal from the jurisdiction cases and intractable contact disputes.

Financial applications including ancillary relief especially in cases which overlap with the employment field, and Schedule 1 Children Act 1989 applications.

Professional negligence claims arising from family law matters.

NOTEWORTHY CASES

Re D ( A child ) 2011 EWCA Civ 684
Re A and D ( Children : Religious Upbringing ) 2011 1 FLR 615
Re N ( Recognition of Foreign Adoption Order) 2009 EWHC B29 Fam
Lancashire CC v D and E (2008) EWHC 832 Fam
Re K (A child) ( Secure Accommodation Order: Right to Liberty ) 2001 1 FLR 249
Re L ( Minors) ( Document : Non - Party Disclosure) 1995 2 FCR 12

ASSOCIATIONS

FLBA
BAAF
Child Concern

Public Access

Clare is qualified to undertake public access instructions in all of her specialist areas of work. If you would like more information about this service please contact her clerks.