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Acting for Parents & Carers in Care Proceedings with Claire Wills-Goldingham KC

Level
Intermediate: Requires some prior subject knowledge
CPD
4 hours
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Acting for Parents & Carers in Care Proceedings with Claire Wills-Goldingham KC
24 Jan 2025 - London

Session

24 Jan 2025

10:00 AM ‐ 3:00 PM

With a SmartPlan £486

With a Season Ticket £540

Standard price £720

All prices exclude VAT

Introduction

Representing parents and carers in public law proceedings can produce unique issues. The allegations made against them can be wide ranging but this in-person course will look at specific matters.

  • Traumatic injuries to a child including abusive head trauma, long cone fractures and how to approach possible medical causes - what you need to be aware of and possible pitfalls
  • What and how to adapt where parent/carer degree of learning disability/fragility of mental health - how does this impact on trial preparation and presentation
  • Child witnesses - tactics - do you really need to cross examine them and if so how to deal with this
  • Your client’s evidence - what is required and what can go terribly wrong

What You Will Learn

This course will cover the following:

  • How to approach parent/carer where allegations of traumatic injury to a child
    • Abusive head trauma
    • Long bone fractures
    • Possible medical explanation
  • How to adapt where a parent/carer has a degree of learning disability/fragility of mental health
    • R3AA and PD3A - impact and participation directions
  • Child witnesses - when they are required and how to approach - a practical guide
    • Pros and cons
    • Advocate’s toolkit - relevance and impact for those representing a parent or carer accused/in the pool of possible perpetrators
  • Be careful what you wish for - when you can ask for too much
    • Tactical preparation
    • When to seek disclosure and what
    • How to deal with evidence contrary to your case
  • Witnesses - why do you need them?
    • Who has the evidential burden - LA but sometimes a parent against carer
    • Is live evidence always required - practical tips on how to deal with adverse witnesses
    • Overriding objective and pressure on courts and length of trials
  • Then you call your client - what could possibly go wrong?

Acting for Parents & Carers in Care Proceedings with Claire Wills-Goldingham KC