Family law barrister @1GCFamilyLaw. 🏳️🌈. All views my own (especially any good ones). He/him.
London, England
Joined February 2022
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Great to work with Louise and Charles Mellor of @Creightons_ on this interesting case.
Karen Kabweru-Namulemu, led by Amanda Weston KC, appeared on behalf of the 1st respondent and Louise MacLynn KC and Luke Eaton appeared on behalf of the 2nd respondent. Knowles J heard an application for a declaration of parentage where the issue was whether the child was conceived via AI or NI.
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Sadly on the way back to 🇬🇧 but so happy the juniors’ ski trip made it out of the group chat for a second year in a row. When do we book next year?
“it is difficult to see how one can be deprived of something that one is incapable of doing. Equally how can one be deprived of a right that one is incapable of exercising, not through the actions of the State or any 3rd party, but by reason of one’s own insuperable inabilities.”
Peterborough City Council v Mother & Ors [2024] EWHC 493 (Fam) (06 March 2024):
Application by LA for a DoLs order in respect of a very severely disabled 12 year old child. Application refused. bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam…
“The pertinent guidance from the Court of Appeal in F (A Child : Placement Order: Proportionality) [2018] EWCA Civ 2761 has been in place now for over five years, yet…it is rarely, if ever, applied by a Local Authority advancing a final care plan envisaging adoption”
A Local Authority v The Mother & Ors [2024] EWFC 19 (B) (31 January 2024):
Care proceedings concerning 4 children, issued following concerns over care given to them by parents. Threshold met, but care applications adjourned pending updated care plans. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov…
It will be interesting to see if this has any impact on the approach taken in family (particularly care) cases too…
🧵The Supreme Court's judgment in Tui Ltd v Griffiths is one of those rare non-employment law cases that all employment lawyers (& all other civil practitioners) really must read.
It's about whether you can impugn a witness without putting the point in XX.
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The best thing about chambers is the friends I’ve made. What a great week! ⛷️ – at Les Allues, France
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'She is ignoramus about the very system she's in charge of.'
Labour's @jessphillips slams Suella Braverman for her 'stupid' suggestion that migrants are manipulating the modern slavery support system.
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“Somewhere in the history of this case we have lost our humanity” - a very sad case and a judgment that will no doubt be quoted in many a skeleton argument
Warwickshire County Council v The Mother & Ors [2023] EWHC 399 (Fam) (24 February 2023):
Final hearing of care proceedings, in case concerning alleged parental alienation. Full report: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov…
Congrats to Alison and everyone else involved in the vulnerable witness training happening in chambers today. A v interesting day ahead.
We are looking forward to hosting the @FLBA Vulnerable Witness training at 10 Lincoln's Inn Fields this weekend.
Alison Moore was involved with writing the training material and will be delivering the training as part of a team of three practitioners.
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