Family: Care & Children

We represent parents, children, relatives, local authorities, step or foster parents, guardians, prospective adoptive parents, CAFCASS and the Official Solicitor. Members of Chambers regularly appear in the Family Courts, High Court and Appellate Courts.

Our barristers work in all areas of public law work, including but not limited to: care, placement and adoption proceedings. We regularly advise in complex cases involving physical and sexual abuse, non-accidental injuries and fictitious illness. In terms of private law children, Chambers’ work includes all forms of parental dispute (for example, residence or contact), child abduction and removal from the jurisdiction.

We are able to advise in cases at short notice and in respect of urgent applications. Chambers are happy to receive and respond to urgent instructions by e-mail.

We recognise that proceedings involving children are stressful and difficult. The team are committed to working together with our professional and lay clients to achieve the best possible outcome. We give clear and practical advice, whilst dealing with cases sensitively and tactfully enabling individuals to make informed decisions in what can be a complicated and emotional process.

The benefit of Chambers’ family practitioners is the breadth of experience in other relevant areas such as private law children & care, family finance and injunctions allowing the clients to retain the same barrister for private and public law children proceedings and finance litigation. Where there is a crossover with other areas of law, members of Chambers are also able to advise on social housing, immigration.

Chambers are accredited by the Bar Council as course providers and members of chambers provide in house seminars, training and presentations, whether in house at the clients’ premises or here in chambers. For further information regarding our lectures please visit our seminars page.

If you need any assistance in any of these areas, please contact our clerking team on 023 80 73 6812 or e-mail clerks@no18chambers.com

 

Barristers practicing in this area Children’s Arbitration & Resolution

Family: Care & Children barristers

What others say


No.18 Barristers Chambers reports an uptick in complex private law children work regarding care, placement and adoption proceedings. Matrimonial finance is another core area of expertise.
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The Set have particular expertise in family work, Employment, personal injury and public law, particularly immigration
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No.18 Barristers Chambers’ practitioners have particular expertise in family law, with other notable strengths including personal injury, employment and public law, with immigration matters prominent in the case of the latter. Mark Windebank is the senior clerk and leads the ‘excellent’ team.n
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Chambers key strengths include matrimonial finance and public and private law children work. Care, placement and adoption proceedings are main areas of instruction for the set
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approachable barristers
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very professional
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very good at what they do
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Lee young - Professional, reliable, and conscientious
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Lee young - A reliable barrister, who gets results
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Nigel Cholerton - He thinks outside the box to conceive new ideas
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Nigel Cholerton - He thinks outside the box and has a real passion for the work he undertakes
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