An Introduction to Section 11 Casework

CPD 1.5 hours

PEAT Outcome - Relevant legal knowledge

OBJECTIVES

A first look at Section 11 casework covering applications for and removal of Parental Rights and Responsibilities, residence orders, contact orders and specific issue orders. This webinar will include a whistlestop tour of the relevant subsections of the Act most commonly used along with discussion of the tests to be applied by the court when considering making any such order. Practical suggestions and key considerations will be included when looking at such orders both from a private and public law perspective.

DELEGATES

This Zoom webinar will be of interest to trainee solicitors, newly qualified solicitors, and anyone seeking a comprehensive refresher on key legal topics.

SPEAKER

Jenny Court, Senior Solicitor, CLAO

The Civil Legal Assistance Office "CLAO" is a network of four offices in Scotland that helps people with specific civil legal problems. The offices cover Edinburgh and Lothian, Highlands and Islands, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Jenny Court was a family law private practice solicitor for 14 years before joining Civil Legal Assistance Office to work in public child law and housing. She is an accredited specialist in family law (December 2023) and primarily worked and continues to work in panels and courts in and around the North East of Scotland. In addition to honing her advocacy skills in panel hearings and at court, she has gained valuable experience regularly refereeing her own two children.