Date: 19 November 2024

Starts: 9:00 am

Ends: 5:00 pm

Venue: We the Curious, Bristol

Location: Bristol

Cost: Half day is £50 + VAT and a full day is £95 + VAT

CPD Points: TBC

Our Family Law Children’s team will be hosting a full day public and private law conference on Tuesday, 19th November at We the Curious in Bristol which will be split into two sessions. There will be a crossover of topics before and after lunch to ensure we provide you with everything you need to assist you with your day-to-day practice.

The conference will provide the latest procedural, case law and legislative updates from experienced lawyers and is recommended to all busy family law practitioners.

Some of the topics include:

  • A case law update including the biggest children’s cases in the 12-months
  • Domestic abuse: coercive and controlling behaviour
  • Alienating behaviours
  • What children lawyers need to know about mental health law
  • Parenting with learning difficulties. What we need to think about and learning points
  • Transparency in the family court
  • Covert recordings in family proceedings
  • Workshops and even more – WATCH THIS SPACE!

A full programme of the full line-up will be available shortly which will include a key note speaker.

Cost:

  • Private Law (morning session) including lunch £50 + VAT
  • Public Law (afternoon session) including lunch and drinks reception £50 + VAT
  • Full day conference including both sessions, lunch and drinks reception £95 + VAT

People

Lucy Reed KC

  • Call: 2002
  • Silk: 2023

Lucy is a family law specialist and has practised in family law throughout her professional career. Her practice now spans all areas of family law with a particular emphasis on children work. She often acts in complex, multi-party or high...

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Abigail Bond

Abigail Bond

  • Call: 1999

Abigail specialises in law involving children and is Head of the Children Law team. She has considerable experience of care proceedings in which she represents local authorities, parents and children. She has experience in a wide range of...

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Julia Belyavin

Julia Belyavin

  • Call: 2003

Julia specialises in children law, both public law and private law cases. Her public law practice focuses on complex care cases. Recent instructions have included cases where the principle allegations were sexual abuse and/or inflicted injuries, as well...

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Ryan Morgan

  • Call: 2017

Ryan specialises in public and private children law work. He represents local authorities, parents and children in complex proceedings, including cases involving non-accidental injury, fabricated illness, sexual assaults and child death. Ryan is ranked in Chambers UK and...

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Sophie Smith Holland

Sophie Smith-Holland

  • Call: 2015

Sophie is a specialist family law practitioner with a thriving junior practice across all of our family law practice areas, including: Children Private Law Children Public Law Divorce & Financial Remedies Part IV Family Law Act 1996 Schedule...

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Georgina Swinglehurst

Georgina Swinglehurst

  • Call: 2019

Georgina joined Chambers as a tenant in October 2023 following the successful completion of her specialist family pupillage under the supervision of Zoë Saunders. During pupillage, Georgina observed a number of high-value claims for financial relief, involving complicated...

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Diana

Diana M. Panizzon-Pineda

  • Call: 2021

Diana specialises in all areas of family law relating to children, including both private and public law proceedings. Children (Private Law) Diana is regularly instructed in protracted and intricate private law matters. She appears across all stages of...

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