Safda Mahmood, Solicitor & Lecturer

Conference Programme

CHILDREN LAW - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

The volume of case law and statute on children law has expanded considerably in recent months. Are you keeping up with the new practice directions and legislation on matters such as fact findings and enforcement of orders?

There are more expectations being placed on children lawyers and hence all the more reason to have the law at your finger tips! 

This 3 hour conference is particularly useful for all family lawyers. Most family law cases include issues involving children in one way or another; and the law relating to children changes rapidly. This course will equip you with the essential skills and grounding to tackle this rapidly changing area of the law, so as to increase your confidence, ability, and fee- earning capacity.

This conference will include all the latest changes in one go. It is particularly useful for those of you who want to get a succinct update on the most recent developments.

The main areas covered will include:

• Amendments to the Children Act 1989

• Leave to Apply?

• Paternity Issues

• Section 8 Orders

• Change of Surname   

• Enforcing Contact

• Case law on Enforcement

• New Legislation on Enforcement   

• The Revised Private Law Programme – Key Changes? 

• Leave to Remove – Latest Cases  

• Shared Residence – Do’s and Dont’s

• Domestic violence – Case Preparation

• New Practice Directions

• Fact Finding Hearings

• Children giving evidence?

• Special Guardianship Orders

• Special Guardianship Processes and Support    

• Case Law Round Up  

• The Future?

Speaker

Safda Mahmood, Solicitor & Lecturer

5:00pm CLOSE OF PROCEEDINGS

Venue

Kensington Town Hall, London - map