Abigail Bond represented the local authority in complex High Court care proceedings involving allegations of historic sexual abuse, international trafficking and illegal adoption. The 3-week case involved complex factual and international legal issues.

Abigail Bond represented competent teenager in the Court of Appeal, opposing contact, assessment or therapy against her wishes. The appeal, which was dismissed, had been brought by the child’s father against an order refusing his application

Abigail Bond represented the father in a fact-finding hearing in which much of the local authority’s case rested on allegations made by the 10 year old child against his father. The Judge rejected most of the

Graeme represented mother in care proceedings involving serious head injuries to a baby and physical injuries to older children.

This was a combined judgment on three cases, Judi acted for the Father in Re B. Following the Judgment in January 2014 the funding issues had not been resolved and the matter went before the President.

This was a combined judgment on three cases. Lucy acted for the Mothers in each of Re B and Re C which were two unrelated sets of private law Children Act proceedings in which the mothers

Graeme represented a rule 16.4 guardian in the Court of Appeal in a long-running case concerning father’s contact with 2 boys. Father’s appeal against the dismissal of his applications and the making of a section 91(14)