Course description
This virtual classroom seminar will consider some public law problems in private children cases. It will consider what to do when issues of child protection, drugs and alcohol come into a s.8 case.
Sometimes a web of child protection issues can come into a s.8 case and this live session will help the private child practitioner to navigate those issues with confidence.
Join barristers Jay Banerji and Rachel Cassidy as they discuss dealing with the authorities, expert assessment and drug testing, tactics, preparing for fact findings, and much more.
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Introduction
This virtual classroom seminar will consider some public law problems in private children cases. It will consider what to do when issues of child protection, drugs and alcohol come into a s.8 case.
Sometimes a web of child protection issues can come into a s.8 case and this live session will help the private child practitioner to navigate those issues with confidence.
What You Will Learn
This live and interactive session will cover the following:
- Dealing with the authorities
- How to deal with Local Authority intervention and disclosure
- Police disclosure
- ABE interviews
- Safeguarding issues
- Expert assessment and drug testing
- Part 25 applications for psychiatrist, psychologists and other experts
- Choice of experts, letters of instruction
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Tactics
- Which kind of report? S7 and s37 reports?
- Public law proceedings; avoid or embrace
- Representation of children
- Preparing for fact findings
- Drafting and responding to schedules
- Use of chronologies
- Directions to seek
- Witness evidence
- Client management and dealing with the other side
- Stresses and strains
- Safeguarding duties
- Funding issues
- Combative opponents, litigants in person, children’s solicitors
Expenses
MBL Seminars Limited
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