Hasnat Bashir joins St Ives Chambers

It is with pleasure we announce that Hasnat Bashir, a Barrister specialising in Financial Remedy and Private Law Children matters, has joined Chambers. During his long practice as a Solicitor, he regularly... Continue Reading

Family Group Newsletter (Spring 2019)

Within this edition of the Family Group Newsletter, you will find a range of articles including: Jeremy Weston updates his article ‘Female Genital Mutilation: Its prevalence and the protection affor... Continue Reading

Jeremy Weston QC has updated his article ‘Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Its prevalence and the protection afforded by the present law’.

Today is the UN’s ‘International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM’ and following the recent criminal conviction for FGM (the first in the UK), the need for clarity of the legal position is greater than ... Continue Reading

Sarah Fahy – returning from maternity leave

We are delighted that Sarah Fahy will be returning from maternity leave in January 2019. Sarah will continue to specialise in Public Law Children and Private Law Children. Sarah regularly appears at all st... Continue Reading

Family (Children) Group Update – now available

The autumn edition of the Family Law Group Update is now available, please click here. In this edition, our Members have written articles including: Section 20 – Use and Abuse (Tom Harrill) Special ... Continue Reading

Members of the Family group at St Ives prepare for the Child Care Conference 2018

Preparations for St Ives annual Child Care Conference are underway. In addition to keynote speaker The Honourable Mr Justice Keehan, and specialist speakers Dr Anand Saggar and Professor Sue White, members... Continue Reading

Child Care Conference: The Honourable Mr Justice Keehan to deliver the keynote address

The Family Group at St Ives are delighted to announce that the keynote address at the Child Care Conference 2018 will be given by The Honourable Mr Justice Keehan. Mr Justice Keehan was appointed as a High... Continue Reading