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Nick Brown
Family
28/03/2019

FGM – First Conviction & New Legislation

This month has seen two key developments for any practitioner following the ever developing field of work against FGM. On 8th March, the first person ever to be convicted for an FGM related offence in the UK was sentenced to a term of 11 years’...
William Horwood
Family
13/03/2019

G (Children: Fair Hearing) [2019] EWCA Civ 126 – by William Horwood

How far is too far? And when is a finding not a finding? In G (Children: Fair Hearing) [2019] EWCA Civ 126, the Court of Appeal (Peter Jackson LJ and Moor J) considered two situations which will be very familiar to advocates conducting urgent...
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Family
19/02/2019

Two members of St Philips Family Team appointed to part-time roles in the First-Tier Tribunal

St Philips are delighted to announce that Heledd Williams and Lucie French have both been appointed to the First-Tier Tribunal where they will sit as part-time fee-paid judges once they have completed their initial training which commences next...
Debbie Collins
Family
23/11/2018

Beyond Together or Apart – Planning for, assessing and placing sibling groups – Debbie Collins

There is so much variety within the dynamics of the modern family that the issue of siblings, their placement and their contact with each other is a major consideration in care proceedings. The placement of sibling groups has long been a challenge...
Andrew Bainham
Family
04/09/2018

The Forbidden Territories by Andrew Bainham

Andrew Bainham’s article in the September issue of Family Law ([2018] Fam Law 1150) explores the tension between the powers of the court and the statutory duties of the local authority in public law children cases. Just as the court must not...
Paul Storey
Family
02/08/2018

St Philips Family Law Group is delighted to welcome Paul Storey QC as a Door Tenant

Paul was called to the Bar in 1982 and took Silk in 2001. He practises principally from 29 Bedford Row and joins St Philips having chosen to relinquish his door tenancy at 3 Paper Buildings. Paul was appointed a Recorder in 2000 and a Deputy High...
Gemma Bowes
Family
01/08/2018

Gemma Bowes joins St Philips Family Team

We are delighted to announce that Gemma Bowes will be joining the Family Group here at St Philips. Gemma is a Children specialist with 9 years experience and practices exclusively within Public Law Care proceedings with experience of :...
Leisha Bond
Family
23/07/2018

Mills v Mills – Leisha Bond

The essential background at time of order: Cohabitation 1986 Married 1987 H left the family home 2000 Divorced 2002 1 child of the family living with W Consent order providing Wife with vast majority of the liquid capital : £230k At the time of the...
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