2025 Public Child Law Conference (hybrid)

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Details

Speaker: Various

Date: Wednesday 30th April, 2025

Time: 09:30 - 15:00

Areas of Law: Family

Competencies: B

Venue:
Taylor Wessing
Edward Pavilion,
Albert Dock,
Liverpool
L3 4AF
Or ONLINE

Course Code: S4891

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Description

Do you act for parents, children, extended family or local authorities? If so, this conference is for you, providing an update on key issues surrounding public children law.

This event can be attended in-person or virtually (via MS Teams). When booking, please select if you wish to attend ‘ Face-to-face’ or ‘Virtual’.

All bookings, whether you attended in-person or virtually will be able to access a recording post event.

9.15-9.30 Registration & refreshments / Log in

9.30-9.40 Welcome & introduction ~ HHJ S Parker

9.40-10.40 Getting your head around what psychological interventions are appropriate, and who is qualified to tell you ~ Dr Jaime Craig

As in physical health, in mental / psychological health there are many different interventions / models out there and an evidence-base that informs which of these work for different presentations or difficulties. We will look at the types of interventions that are often recommended for children and adults with psychological difficulties and which of these have a reliable evidence-base. We will consider how this translates to the unique context of family court proceedings and what you need from an expert witness assessment before commissioning intervention/therapy. We will also explore the different types of psychological/therapeutic professions and titles, how to work out what their training equips them to do and crucially if they are regulated.

10.40-11.20 Contact Post Adoption….. has anything really changed…? ~ Ginnette Fitzharris, St Johns Buildings Chambers

The POTATO lecture
The Public Law Working Group Best Practice Guidance
Judicial Guidance

11.20-11.40 comfort break - refreshments provided for in-person attendees

11.40-12.20 Supporting ND diagnosis ~ Cathy Davidson, ADDvanced Solutions

AWAIT INFO

12.20-12.40 Mind the gap: when a hair drug test is not enough ~ Ashley Friday, Alpha Biolabs

Overview of Alpha Biolabs court approved drug testing service with a focus on how they recommend using other sample type testing to complement head hair testing.

12.40-1.30 Comfort break – lunch provided for in-person attendees

1.30-2.10 Liverpool welcomes its own FDAC! What we can expect and, what place for problem-solving courts in the public law family justice system? ~ Celestine Greenwood, Exchange Chambers

The concept of the “problem-solving” court
The Family Drug and Alcohol Court as a “problem-solving” court
- Brief history
- Coverage
- How it works
- How it differs from the “standard” family court.
Results from Research to date
- Outcomes for children and families
- Timescale
- Cost
- Comparison with “standard” family court in public law proceedings
What can we expect from the Liverpool FDAC?
How might children and families benefit from other types of problem-solving courts?
Discussion/Questions

2.10-2.50 Seniors Top 10 ~ Mark Senior, St Johns Buildings

The latest in the legendary series of idiosyncratic takes on the cases that matter from the last 12 months from the rumple of Liverpool Family law

2.50-3 Summary & close ~ HHJ S Parker

Speaker Biographies

Dr Jaime Craig is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Expert Witness / Director of Policy & Governance Association of Clinical Psychologists

Cathy Davidson is the Community Network Engagement Lead for ADDvanced Solutions.

Ginnette Fitzharris has 30 years experience at the Family Bar and has practised mainly in the area of Public & Private Law and COP. She represents local authorities, parents and children at all court levels.

Ashley Friday, Sample Collections Manager, Alpha Biolabs

Celestine Greenwood is a barrister at Exchange Chambers with over twenty years’ experience specialising in family law, especially public law children work. She has also worked overseas in development, human rights, and in teaching and developing law in Belize, Central Asia, including Afghanistan, the Pacific region, the USA, Moldova and India. Currently she is undertaking doctoral research into family law reform as well as working with organisations that support families living in poverty and advance girls’ human rights.

Mark Senior is a Barrister at St John’s Buildings Chambers, Liverpool. Public Children Law Specialist .

Prices
Member	£155
Non-member	£205
Training Passport	Free

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