Children Law

Our highly skilled team has a first-rate reputation among solicitors, local authorities and Cafcass for dealing with cases involving children in both public and private law proceedings.

Park Square Barristers has an impressive and experienced team of 56 established barristers, inclusive of two silks who specialise in the field of children law. The team has an excellent reputation for work in care proceedings.

We are ranked in Band 1 in the 2025 edition of Chambers & Partners.

“Its members regularly appear in complex public law proceedings involving sexual and physical abuse, induced illnesses, and child facilities. The set acts for children, parents and local authorities across different court levels. A source says the set houses “highly skilled and experienced barristers who can undertake cases at all levels” 

– Chambers & Partners (2025)

“The clerks are always happy to help. They go above and beyond and are a credit to the Chambers”

– Chambers & Partners (2025)

We are ranked in Tier 1 in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500.

“PSQB has real strength in depth….A reliable and extremely helpful set”

– The Legal 500 (2025)

“Claudine Cooper is a superstar and will always work her magic where possible to ensure the team can assist”

– The Legal 500 (2025)

Specialisms

Our “Areas of strength include adoption, child abduction and domestic violence cases.” — The Legal 500. The barristers offer unrivalled expertise in cases of neglect, abuse (emotional, physical or sexual), serious injury, and cases involving complex medical evidence.

Mindful to the highly sensitive nature of work, particularly those involving the most serious allegations, such as the death of a child ,the team has an excellent reputation for work in care proceedings and takes pride in offering the highest standards of client care. Our teams versatile approach to representing a wide range of clients from local authorities to parents, extended family and children (through guardians or independently) is a “Notable strength in public and private law children disputes, particularly involving child abuse and abductions.” — The Legal 500.

In addition, we also deal with cases of education law, professional negligence and matters arising under the Inheritance Act, and advise on local authority obligations, judicial review and applications under the Human Rights Act. A number of our barristers are also authorised to represent clients directly (without a solicitor intermediary) through the Public Access scheme.

Team working

Working closely together, the cohesive team of children specialists work along with barristers in our other teams such as Crime, Civil, Family Finance, and Court of Protection. This provides for a broad range of accurate legal opinion as well as continuity in the handling of more complex cases.