Well done to Anirudh Mandagere who has been nominated for Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year in the Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards 2024.
The awards recognise those individuals and chambers who have gone above and beyond expectation when undertaking pro bono work to support access to justice.
The shortlist will be announced in April 2024 with the awards ceremony taking place on 8th May 2024.
Much of children law involves the exploration of the facts relating to the child’s care and welfare, often coloured by the complex relationship dynamics between the adult protagonists. Occasionally, however, the facts which need to be established can be more fundamental. In John v Jane…
By Laura Hibberd Re E (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Public Law Proceedings) [2026] EWCA Civ 1167 Special guardianship orders are often thought of as the “middle ground” of permanence: more secure than a care order, less final than adoption, and with the child’s legal…
By Tim Parker KC The President of the Family Division handed down judgment on 29th September 2026 the decision in the first appeal following the introduction of Child-Focused Courts pilot. In Re C (Child Arrangements Orders; Domestic Abuse; Child Focused Court) [2026] EWCA Civ 1216…
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