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Public Children Law

Public Children Law

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A trusted team for care proceedings

Our Public Law Team offer excellence to clients bringing together a range of expertise and experience across the arena of family public law children work

Our team are instructed at both the start of public law cases following the client through to the end of the court case or interposed into cases, picking up the substance and requirements of ongoing cases to meet the concerns of clients

The range of cases covers but are not limited to; non accidental injuries, fabricated induced illnesses, forced marriages, genital mutilation, sexual harm, domestic abuse; deprivation of liberty; international abduction and resettlement to domestic and international locations.

Our members represent the family who are often respondents or intervenors, the child or children through the instructions of Cafcass, the Official Solicitor for children and respondents who require litigation support due to their vulnerabilities; and for local authority applicants who seek to step into private family lives and seek robust legal representation.

Our friendly and experienced clerks are always available to discuss the needs of particular clients and find suitable and experienced matches from our team to best meet the needs and challenges for clients.

For further information or to enquire about one of our barristers please contact the clerks on clerks@3djb.co.uk or on 0207 353 4854.

Our public children law team

Lisa Peacock

Lisa Peacock

Call 1992
Richard Budworth
Ayesha Hasan

Ayesha Hasan

Call 1987
Norman Moss

Norman Moss

Call 1990
Victoria Teggin

Victoria Teggin

Call 1990
Matthew Hellens

Matthew Hellens

Call 1992
Catherine Le Quesne
Judith Maxwell

Judith Maxwell

Call 1988
Sandra Fisher

Sandra Fisher

Call 1993
Katie Williams-Howes
Jessica Redford

Jessica Redford

Call 1994
Judith Mayhew

Judith Mayhew

Call 2000
Neil Kerr

Neil Kerr

Call 2001
Catherine Piskolti
Emily Beer

Emily Beer

Call 2004
Monica Nayyar

Monica Nayyar

Call 2004
Briony Palmer

Briony Palmer

Call 2009
Ben Birtchnell

Ben Birtchnell

Call 2009
Amy Stout

Amy Stout

Call 2013
Ruth Hitschmann

Ruth Hitschmann

Call 2014 (Solicitor 2006)
Anushka Kangesu

Anushka Kangesu

Call 2014
Katherine Gittins
Laura Wakeford

Laura Wakeford

Call 2016
Haroon Rana

Haroon Rana

Call 2018 (Solicitor 2007)
Elizabeth Wark

Elizabeth Wark

Call 2018
Joanne Boyle

Joanne Boyle

Call 2019
Laurence Cooper

Laurence Cooper

Call 2021
Shazia Haider-Shah

Shazia Haider-Shah

Call 2021 (Solicitor 1996)
Georgia Fineberg
Indira Varma

Indira Varma

Call 2023
Tara Dunne

Tara Dunne

Call 2021
Leo Graves

Leo Graves

Call 2021
Jade Lee

Jade Lee

Call 2024