About

Provided by Bindmans LLP

Our Family Law team has experience across every area of family law, with a national reputation for handling complex cases. The team provides tailored, individual advice on relationships, children, and international matters, and is recognised as a leader in the field of public children law. We are known for our expertise in undertaking the most complex care proceedings, involving niche areas of law, with ground-breaking and law-making results.

We handle a wide spectrum of complex cases involving:

  • Radicalisation of children or where parents or family members are thought to be involved in extremism and terrorist activity
  • Forced marriage
  • FGM
  • Trafficking
  • Gang violence
  • Non-accidental injury
  • Sexual abuse
  • Fabricated illness
  • Medical treatment
  • Complex jurisdictional issues
  • Deprivation of liberty

We are committed to pushing the boundaries of law to ensure that the right outcome is achieved for the children and families in our cases, shaping and interpreting legislation and case law. We regularly appear for clients in the appellate courts, making innovative arguments aimed at modernising and developing the law as well as advancing our clients’ cases.

We are thought leaders in this field, with our team members serving on committees, delivering lectures and legal training, and contributing to legal publications. Our lawyers work to effect policy changes within family law, for the people we serve and to develop the next generation of lawyers.

Chambers Review

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Family/Children Law: Public Law Matters - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Bindmans excels in all matters relating to public children law, engaging in the most pressing current issues in this area. The team's expertise covers extremely challenging cases of neglect, abuse and non-accidental injury, as well as those concerning children with complex mental health and developmental issues. The firm can draw on its wider strengths in crime, immigration and civil liberties to bolster its offering.

Strengths

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