Public law children work representing local authorities, parents, children, intervenors and other parties such as grandparents.
Notable Cases
H v H (Child Abuse: Access [1989] 1 FLR 212, CA
The Court of Appeal held that a finding of sexual abuse did not automatically lead to a no-contact order.
Lancashire County Council v B [2001] 1 FLR 583 (HL)
A landmark case on the interpretation of the attributability condition in s31 of the Children Act 1989
Lancashire County Council v D and E [2010] 2 FLR 196
A case concerning the proper approach to expert and other evidence in public law family cases
MH v Lancashire County Council [2010] EWCA Civ 1384
Re M (Placement Order) [2011] 1 FLR 1765
Re X (A Child) [2011] EWHC 3401 (Fam)
Lancashire County Council v SB, SH, WH, NB [2013] EWHC 653 (Fam)
A Local Authority v J & MM [2013] EWHC 1820 (Fam)
CM v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2014] EWCA Civ 1479
Re E (Children – Fact Finding) 2015
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2015/B217.html
Lancashire County Council v M & Others [2016] EWFC 9
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2016/9.html
Re L (A Child)(Need for a Fact Finding Hearing) [2016 EWFC 52]
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2016/52.html
Lancashire County Council v A, B & Z [2018] EWHC 1819 (Fam)
Re E, F and G (Children: Care Proceedings) 2019
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2015/B217.html
Lancashire County Council v TP, CP, TM, SC, KH, JR and E, R, C, H and K (Children acting by their Children’s Guardian Ms D Kennedy)(Permission to Withdraw Care Proceedings) [2019] EWFC 30
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2019/30.html
Interests
- Photography
- Piano
- Theology
- Authentic Indian Cooking
Qualifications
- LL.B
Areas of Expertise
- Family Law
- Public Law Children Work
Professional Organisations
- FLBA
Professional Activities
Paul Hart has recently had his ‘How to E-work’ Part 2 in Counsel magazine. Article below:
https://www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/how-to-e-work-pt-2
