Patrick Paisley

[Family Law News @familylaw]

B (A Child) (Interim Separation) [2026] EWCA Civ 748 (17 June 2026): Appeal by children's guardian against interim care order authorising the separation of a 6-year-old boy from his parents. Appeal allowed. https://t.co/CKcPUrokZz

[Alex Ruck Keene @Capacitylaw]

Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West: https://t.co/DS4ySCQBtz

[Catherine Baksi @legalhackette]

Tributes pour in for Sir James Munby, the former head of the family division of the High Court, who died suddenly on new year's days -- in the @lawsocgazette. https://t.co/Tigj7FvzdO

[Family Law News @familylaw]

BM, Re (Children: Tracking Devices) [2025] EWFC 290 (B): Care proceedings, where the children were in foster care. Judgment finding that the parents had placed tracking devices in the children's belongings, with the aim of snatching the children back. https://t.co/74j1LIftlV

[Family Law News @familylaw]

G (A Child: Scope of Fact-Finding) [2025] EWCA Civ 1044: Care proceedings. Appeals by LA & guardian against refusal to hold fact-finding in relation to the death of the mother's first baby, which had occurred 6½ years earlier. Appeals dismissed. https://t.co/zSWHp6o7VS

[1GC Family Law @1GCFamilyLaw]

The Court of Appeal will give directions this week in 3 appeals dealing with legal parentage. 16 members of 1GC represent various parties across the appeals, in which there are common issues.

The hearing will be live streamed: https://t.co/WiZb6yquIe

[Family Law News @familylaw]

K, Re & Re S (Legal Aid: Experts' Fees) [2025] EWFC 100 (16 April 2025):
Care proceedings. Judgment considering approach to take where expert fees exceed rate that Legal Aid Agency are prepared to pay. https://t.co/EBq2CrXTst

[Family Law News @familylaw]

M (A Child: Intermediaries) [2025] EWCA Civ 440 (10 April 2025):
Appeal from the refusal of a mother's application for intermediary assistance in care proceedings. Appeal allowed. https://t.co/IRft8enVj5

[Family Law News @familylaw]

Tickle & Ors v Surrey County Council & Ors [2024] EWHC 3330 (Fam):
Applications by media for disclosure of the papers from historic Family Court proceedings relating to Sara Sharif. Press allowed limited disclosure, but not to name the judges. https://t.co/NGBVm4CGf8

[Family Law News @familylaw]

R & C (Adoption or Fostering) [2024] EWCA Civ 1302 (30 October 2024):
Appeal by local authority against refusal to make placement orders in respect of two young children. Appeal allowed. https://t.co/H5EOhYGqlJ

[Family Law News @familylaw]

NR (A Child: Ceilings of Treatment after Survival of Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Treatment), Re [2024] EWHC 2400 (Fam) (18/9/2024):
App by parents to discharge declarations limiting treatment of child who survived withdrawal of life sustaining treatment. https://t.co/5pmTRAN1Qw

[1GC Family Law @1GCFamilyLaw]

For the last week we have been basking in what a pleasure it was celebrating our 35th Anniversary Year alongside so many of those who have been with us on the journey.

Founding members, former and current Heads of Chambers, our supportive instructing solicitors and the current barristers and staff team all make up the 1GC family and we are grateful for the part that each and every one of you play in the life of Chambers.

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[John Vater @japv1]

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[Patrick Paisley @PatrickPaisley2]

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[Family Law News @familylaw]

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[1GC Family Law @1GCFamilyLaw]

2024 represents a remarkable milestone in 1GC’s history – 35 years of dedication to excellence in family law. This is an anniversary that we share with the Children Act 1989, an Act which paved the way for the concept of a specialist family law set.

Read more here: https://t.co/ZRg0aaaWqb

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[Family Law News @familylaw]

P And E (Care Proceedings: Whether to Hold Fact-Finding Hearing), Re [2024] EWCA Civ 403 (26 April 2024):
Appeals by local authority and children’s guardian against decision in care proceedings that a fact-finding hearing was unnecessary. Appeals allowed. https://t.co/i4pM8SQXFw

[Family Law News @familylaw]

London Borough of Haringey v A & Ors [2023] EWFC 301 (B) (12 December 2023):
Fact-finding in care proceedings concerning injuries to child. Found that parents did not cause the injuries. Proceedings dismissed. https://t.co/3FgNyzyu9c

[Family Law News @familylaw]

Z, Re (Infant Fatality) [2024] EWHC 618 (Fam) (18 March 2024):
Fact-finding hearing in care proceedings issued following death of sibling. Findings included that the child died as a result of the gross neglect of the stepfather. https://t.co/p5tnu5tfVO

[FLBA @FamilyLawBar]

Huge congratulations and have a splendid day today Daniel Bentham, Andrzej Bojarski, Edward Boydell, Jo Brown, Anita Guha, Richard Hadley, Susannah Johnson, Edward Lamb, Matthew Rees, Nicola Saxton, Richard Sear, Sharon Segal.