
Family Law Webinar Series - January to July 2025
Following the continued popularity of our Family Law Webinar series', we are delighted to share our upcoming January to July 2025 series.
This series will cover topics across the family law sector, including public, private and financial remedy proceedings.
Please note, you will need to register for each webinar individually using the links below.
Session 1
Thursday 16 January 2025
Is Omeprazole the new EDS?
Tina Cook KC & Kate Kochnari
Innocent explanations for allegations of inflicted or non-accidental injury: Tina and Kate discuss the dark corners of medicine, science, the unknown unknowns and the wider canvas.
Tina has recently written an article on this topic, published by Lexis Nexis Family Law.
'Is Omeprazole the new EDS?' Recording
Session 2
Thursday 27 February 2025
Who watches the watchmen?
Eléonore Berthelsen & Vistra Greenaway-Harvey
Eléonore and Vistra present a critical analysis of developments in Deprivation of Liberty jurisprudence and practice, the function of the National DOLS List, and the impact of scarcity of placements on the rights of children.
Register for 'Who watches the watchmen?'
Session 3
Thursday 6 March 2025
R & C (Adoption or Fostering) [2024] EWCA Civ 1302 - Where Are We Now?
Sharan Bhachu & Charmaine Clubb
Charmaine Clubb and Sharan Bhachu discuss R & C (Adoption or Fostering) [2024] EWCA Civ 1302 and the most recent developments in adoption versus fostering authorities in public children law.
Register for 'R & C (Adoption or Fostering) [2024] EWCA Civ 1302 - Where Are We Now?'
Session 4
Thursday 10 April 2025
Costs in financial remedy proceedings
Andrew Pote & Hannah Justiva
Despite the general rule of no order as to costs, cost orders are increasingly taking on a higher profile within financial remedy proceedings in light of recent case law and amendments to the Family Procedural Rules 2010. Andrew Pote and Hannah Justiva will discuss these developments and offer advice on how best to approach the issue of costs when representing clients in such proceedings.
Register for 'Costs in financial remedy proceedings'
Session 5
Thursday 8 May 2025
A practical approach to pre-and post-marital agreements in financial remedy proceedings
Siân Smith & Krishma Patel
Siân Smith and Krishma Patel present a practical guide to cases involving pre-and post-marital agreements. This webinar will review recent case law and discuss the court’s approach to autonomy, fairness and needs as well as the interpretation of agreements.
Session 6
Thursday 19 June 2025
Private Law Update
Mark Chaloner & Rachel Chan
Mark and Rachel present a review of cases from the first half of 2025, with potential trends and likely issues arising.
Register for 'Private Law Update'
Session 7
Thursday 10th July 2025
Case management hearings: how to prepare for success in private children cases
Andréa Awoniyi & Max Montgomery
Max and Andréa will provide practical tips on how to prepare for case management hearings, how to make the most of the hearings, and how/when to appeal case management decisions (i.e. the decision not to direct a separate FFH).
Register for 'Case management hearings: how to prepare for success in private children cases'
If you have any questions or queries relating to this series, please do not hesitate to contact us.
10th Jul 2025
Tina Cook KC
Call 1988 | Silk 2011

Andrew Pote
Call 1983

Sharan Bhachu
Call 1999

Mark Chaloner
Call 2002

Siân Smith
Call 2003

Rachel Chan
Call 2004

Kate Kochnari
Call 2008

Eléonore Berthelsen
Call 2009

Krishma Patel
Call 2012

Andréa Awoniyi
Call 2018

Hannah Justiva
Call 2019

Charmaine Clubb
Call 2020

Max Montgomery
Call 2021

Vistra Greenaway-Harvey
Call 2021


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