Children in Public Law: Recent Case Developments and Practical Guidance

Hazel Samuriwo and Ann Osborne will be presenting a webinar for Family Law Week, providing an update on recent developments in case law and guidance relevant to children in public family law.

Date: 24 April 2025

Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm 

This session will cover significant cases from July 2024 to April 2025, focusing on the following key themes:

• Adoption cases, encompassing topics such as post-adoption contact, adoption support, and challenges related to placement or adoption orders. Relevant decisions will include R & C (Adoption or Fostering) [2024], X and Y, Re (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) [2025], A v R Local Authority & Anor [2024] among others.
• Care orders, and welfare evaluation
• Interface between public law and other areas including the Mental Health Act, Immigration and International law
• Designation
• Disclosure
• PD updates, including consideration of the draft PD27A on court bundles
• PLO relaunch

To register for this webinar, visit the Family Law Week website here. 

24th Apr 2025

Ann Osborne

Call 2016 | Admitted as a Solicitor: 2006

Hazel Samuriwo

Call 2021| Admitted as a Solicitor: 2016