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The Family team offers specialist advocacy and advice in all areas of family law. Tooks Chambers' commitment to social justice, when applied to family law, means not only a commitment to publicly funded work but also expert and fearless advocacy on behalf of parents, children, and local authorities in pursuit of the welfare of children. To lay clients we offer an understanding and sympathetic approach grounded in professionalism, integrity, and service. The Family team enjoys cross-fertilisation of information and expertise from Tooks' other outstanding specialist teams, such as immigration, education & children's public law, and crime. Our expertise includes: - Domestic violence, harassment and enforcement
- Care proceedings
- Adoption
- Cases involving immigration issues
- Cases involving mental health issues or learning difficulty
- Cases involving the Official Solicitor or the Court of Protection
- Judicial review
- Child abduction and other international issues
- The inherent jurisdiction of the High Court
- Residence and contact
Members of the Family team have lectured, broadcast and published widely. Training for both lawyers and non-lawyers can be arranged and tailored to meet clients' needs. Members are also active in organisations which promote the rights of women and children such as Women's Aid and ROW; our commitment to social justice and human rights is the very reason we practice from Tooks Chambers. The size of the Family team ensures a personalised service to professional clients. Further Information Further information about individual members of our Family team can be obtained using the links to the right. You can also contact our Family Clerk directly: Useful links ( in alphabetical order) Recent news
- Court of Appeal Upholds Rights of Kinship Carers
Patrick Roche recently succeeded in the Court of Appeal in upholding a judgment which makes it clear that where a local authority places a child with a relative, the child is potentially a “looked after” child under the Children Act. The result is that the carers are entitled to a fostering allowance and the local authority is obliged to support the placement both financially and practically.
16 November 2011 - Clive Redley's Guide to The New Family Procedure Rules 2010 Published in Family Law Week
Clive Redley of Tooks Chambers, a member of the Family Procedure Rule Committee, provides a guide to the new Family Procedure Rules and their application to children applications, both Private Law and Public Law
7 April 2011 - Hannah Rought-Brooks Returns to Practice
Tooks are pleased to announce that Hannah Rought-Brooks has returned to practice following her sabbatical in Palestine.
16 March 2011 - Zero Tolerance of Domestic Violence: The Role of the EU
On 3 March 2011 Elizabeth Woodcraft, the Deputy Head of Chambers, will speak at an international symposium in Brussels organised by the Centre for Parliamentary Studies.
24 February 2011 - Tooks Recruits Three New Members
Tooks are delighted to welcome three new members to Chambers. Tatyana Eatwell has joined our Criminal team following completion of pupillage at Tooks. Khadija Ali, formerly of Clarendon Chambers, and Bronwen Jones formerly a pupil at Renaissance Chambers, have joined our Family team.
6 January 2011 - Judgment in Shared Residence and Relocation
The High Court held that in relocation cases the welfare of the child was the paramount consideration.
20 October 2010 - Grandmother Wins Right to Foster Parents’ Pay
Landmark judgment on whether kinship carers can qualify to be carers of ‘looked after’ children
13 May 2010 - Peggy Ekeledo to speak at the Dartington Conference
Peggy Ekeledo is speaking at the Dartington Conference which is being held between the 2nd and 4th October 2009 . The conference is organised by the Family Justice Council.
2 October 2009 - Peggy Ekeledo Joins Tooks Family Team!
Tooks are delighted to announce that Peggy Ekeledo has accepted an invitation to join our Family Team. Peggy comes from Burke Niazi Solicitors & Advocates where she was a practising partner with over 10 years experience in family law specialising in childcare.
28 September 2009 - Tooks Crew Stay Afloat at Leigh Day & Co Charity Dragon Boat Race
A motley crew from tooks participated in the third Leigh Day & Co Charity Boat Race on Thursday 9th July. Novices to the skill of dragon boat racing, the team accounted for themselves well, winning two of their heats and coming 5th overall.
10 July 2009
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