Child Care Law
Why attend this conference?
The debate surrounding child care law shows no sign of abating. The historic move to open the family courts to the media has increased the political and legal discussion surrounding child care law. The Government’s newly implemented reforms with regards to media attendance in the family courts have significant implications for practitioners involved in child care cases.
The complexities surrounding non-accidental injuries and sexual abuse cases, which often involve the instruction of experts, continue to cause difficulties for child care law practitioners.
Chaired by Jonathan Baker QC, Harcourt Chambers, Butterworths Child Care Law Conference features an esteemed range of speakers who will be on-hand to offer expert guidance on the fast-moving world of child care law. Attending this highly topical conference will enable you to address the following questions:
- When can publicity injunctions be used in child care cases?
- What alternative business structures exist to legal aid funding?
- Accidental trauma – how much is enough to look like abuse?
- How should evidence in sexual abuse cases be collected and assessed?
- What is the latest case law relating to the instruction of experts in child care proceedings?
Following the conference, on the 23rd September 2009, Butterworths will be hosting a workshop on the Public Law Outline (PLO). The workshop will provide practical guidance on the PLO for practitioners, local authorities and social services. The workshop will feature a judicial overview of the PLO by His Honour Judge John Altman, Designated Family Judge for London.
