Public Law Children

Consistently ranked as one of the region’s and country’s leading specialist sets, our public law team houses some of the most respected silks and juniors in the field.

Members of this team regularly appear in the highest-profile cases of significant legal and factual complexity. The professional directories rank a substantial proportion of the team as leaders in their practice area. Members have a depth of experience representing local authorities, parents, children, family members, and interveners, as well as foster carers, adopters, third-party agencies, and governmental bodies.

We have extensive experience in dealing with the full spectrum of public law applications, ranging from the more simple to those involving allegations of the utmost severity, including:

• Death
• Serious physical injury
• Allegations of physical, emotional and sexual harm
• Poisoning
• Fabricated or Induced Illness and Perplexing Presentations
• International placement of children
• Deprivations of Liberty
• Media and issues of privacy within family proceedings.
• Human Rights issues
• Judicial review
• LGBTQ and Modern Family parenting issues

Our specialist family law silks, Elizabeth Isaacs KC and Timothy Bowe KC have a wealth of experience in all aspects of complex public law proceedings relating to children. They both have a reputation for excellence in oral and written advocacy. They are highly regarded for their compassionate and approachable style when working with vulnerable parties and witnesses, including children. They both prioritise a collaborative approach with solicitors and juniors and provide clear leadership within the team to deliver the best client outcomes.

Several members of the team also sit as Deputy High Court Judges, Recorders and Deputy District Judges.