Pippa Pudney

Barrister at Spire Barristers. She specialises in child protection and Court of Protection (health and welfare) with a focus on the deprivation of liberty of children and young people. She is regularly instructed in cases involving the deprivation of a child or young person’s liberty, tackling issues including what amounts to the confinement of the child, the validity of any consent provided to the regime in place and disputed state responsibility.