George Smith

In care cases he has acted for Local Authorities in multi-day contested hearings for the placement of children. When acting for parents he often receives urgent instructions for contested removals, this requires him to quickly assimilate information and advise clients. He has also acted in hearings for children who have complicated welfare needs. George has appeared in multiple day hearings in front of Magistrates, District Judges, Circuit Judges and has appeared in the High Court. George has been led on a number of occasions on complicated multi-day matters for all parties.

In his private law work, George has experience of taking cases from inception through to final hearings achieving favourable orders for his clients. He has acted for parents in contested fact find hearings, including a case whereby he successfully applied for to the court to use its case management powers not to consider the allegations made against his client. George has had experience acting for Guardian’s in acrimonious parental disputes involving Child Arrangement Orders. He has received instructions in hearings for enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders and in contested applications to vary orders. 

George has also acted in applications for non-molestation and occupation orders.