William Lindsay appointed as a First Tier Fee Paid Tribunal Judge Further to his recent appointed as a Deputy District Judge, William Lindsay has now been appointed a First Tribunal Judge assigned to the Health, Educational and Social Care Chamber (Special Educational Needs and Disability). William Lindsay is a member of the PSQB Family Team. […]
Re D (A Child) (Appeal out of time) [2020] EWHC 1167 (Fam) Charlotte Worsley (Head of PSQB Family Team) led by Will Tyler QC (door tenant) (instructed by Lisa Phillips from Switalskis Solicitors) appeared before Mr Justice Francis on behalf of the Children’s Guardian in a successful appeal to reopen findings made in 2015. The […]
The Digital Age: Remote Hearings In Family Proceedings Both Now and in the Future On 18th May 2020 the Family Team hosted the above extremely well attended event via Zoom. Over 70 people participated in a group discussion on the use of remote hearings in Family Proceedings. The event was chaired by Chris Moran and […]
Park Square Barristers are pleased to announce that the Lord Chief Justice of England and wales, the Right Honourable Lord Burnett of Maldon, has appointed Simon Clegg and William Lindsay to the position of Deputy District Judge on the North Eastern Circuit. Simon and William will commence sitting later this year and both will continue […]
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A Local Authority v the Mother & Ors [2020] EWHC 1233 (Fam) Williams J applies the guidance from recent cases and the President’s Guidance in a decision handed down at 4.30pm on 15 May 2020. The full judgment can be found here. The judgment addresses the question of whether a fact-finding hearing should continue either […]
Contents: Re P [2020] EWFC 32 Re A [2020] EWCA Civ 583 Re B [2020] EWCA Civ 584 Re Q [2020] EWHC 1109 A Local Authority v Mother [2020] EWHC 1086 Fam Research Published by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) Re P [2020] EWFC 32, dated 16/04/20 (The President) Summary Whether a case proceeds […]
Statistical evidence shows to the contrary and that if you are BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) then you are up to 4 times more likely to die after contracting the Coronavirus, making it clear that this is far from a level playing field.
The seminar focused on Familial Child Sexual abuse and reviewed the multi-agency responses to child sex abuse in the family environment’ report, Re AA & 25 others [2019] EWFC 64.