Cases of Note
Gillian Irving KC, a door tenant at No.18 Chambers, is a highly respected barrister specialising in public and private children law, as well as public inquiries. With a career spanning several decades, she has been involved in numerous complex and high-profile cases concerning serious allegations such as non-accidental injuries, sexual abuse, and radicalisation. Her extensive experience includes representing local authorities, parents, and children in proceedings that often involve concurrent criminal investigations and sensitive cross-examinations of vulnerable witnesses.
Additionally, her tenure as a fee-paid judge on the Mental Health Review Tribunal and the Care Standards Tribunal has provided her with a deep understanding of the impact of mental health issues on family dynamics. Peers and clients commend her for her meticulous preparation, formidable advocacy, and unwavering commitment to child welfare.
Re G (Finding of Fact Hearing: Resuscitative Shake) [2022] EWFC B6 (21 January 2022)
Lancashire County Council v E & F [2020] EWHC 182 (Fam) (04 February 2020)
A Metropolitan District Council v M & Ors [2019] EWFC 15 (08 March 2019)
GD & BD (Children) (Rev 1) [2016] EWHC 3312 (Fam)
F v Cumbria County Council and M (Fact Finding) (Number 2) [2016] EWHC 14(Fam)
Cumbria County Council v M and Ors [2015] 918 (Fam)
F v Cumbria County Council & Anor (No 6) (Publicity) [2015] EWHC 3228
Cumbria County Council V M & Ors [2014] EWHC 4486 (11/7/2014)
Cumbria County Council v M and F [2014] EWHC 2596 (28/7/2014)
Cumbria County Council v M & Ors [2014] EWHC 4485 (18/12/2014)
J, A, M and X (Children) [2013] EWHC 4648
Re X (A child) [2011] EWHC 430
G v E & Others [2010] EWHC 621
G v E & Others [2010] EWHC 2512
Greater Manchester Chief Constable v KI & Anor (Children) & Ors [2007] EWHC 1837 (Fam)
C v Bury MBC [2002] 2 FLR 868
A Metropolitan Borough Council v DB [1997] 1 FLR 767
R v Devon County Council ex-parte O (Adoption) [1997] 2 FLR 388
Stockport MBC v D [1995] 1 FLR 873
Manchester City Council v S [1991] 2 FLR 370
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Re S and H-S (children) [2018] EWCA Civ 1282
Re W (children) [2016] EWCA Civ 113
Re P (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 170
CM V Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. [2014] EWCA Civ 1479
G v E & Others [2010] EWCA Civ 822
CJ v Flintshire Borough Council [2010] EWCA Civ 393
Re CH (Care or Interim Care Order) [1998] 1 FLR 402
Re B (Care and Supervision Order: Assessment) [1996] 2 FLR 708
Re C (Interim Care Order: Assessment) [1996] 2 FLR 708
Supreme Court
Re L & B (Children) [2013] UKSC 8
Re C (Interim care order: Residential Assessment) [1996] UKHL4
Upper Tribunal
MD v Mersey Care NHS Trust [2013] UKUT 127 (AAC)
MD v Nottinghamshire Health Care NHS Trust (Rev 1) [2010] UKUT 59 (AAC)
Inquiries
The Inquiry into the Personality Disorder Unit at Ashworth Special Hospital 1996–1997
The Inquiry into the death of child ‘X’ 2005/2006
