Representing Parents & Carers in Care Proceedings - A Guide with Claire Wills-Goldingham KC

Introduction

With extensive experience acting for parents, local authorities and children in care proceedings, this webinar explores the practical challenges, pitfalls and strategies involved in complex cases, while maintaining professional duties to the Court.

This webinar will focus on supporting vulnerable parents, recognising and developing the skills practitioners already possess and managing the increasing complexity of modern care proceedings, including social media disclosure, late police evidence and concurrent criminal investigations.

It will also address the impact of mental health issues within proceedings, highlighting what practitioners should look out for and where support can be found.

Providing fresh perspectives and practical guidance, the webinar will offer approaches you can apply directly within your own practice.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Tactical aspects of representation: identify main issues, how to work through the relatively unimportant
• Timely advice, be realistic, not necessarily what client wants to hear
• Practicality: marshalling your evidence
• Experts: who, what for, when and how to source the best and right one
• Implications with prospective criminal proceedings

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 2nd February 2027

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