The President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has in his recent guidance sought to clarify the legal and practical requirements for final hearings in adoption applications.

Two members of our family team, Naomi McLoughlin and Anaum Riaz, have this month spent some time at Wakefield Metropolitan District Council offices, shadowing the Child Services Legal Department.

We are delighted to announce that Anaum Riaz now begins her tenancy at Park Square Barristers. Anaum undertook a mixed civil, family and criminal pupillage under the supervision of Mark Saunders and Andrew Wilson.