PracticeAmanda has always been interested in the rights of children in the context of legal proceedings and in the wider society. Her practice relates to all areas of the law relating to children, including the provision of services to children, and young people. She has extensive knowledge and experience in public law matters and acts for local authorities, parents/ carers children and their guardians Amanda has experience in cases involving: - extensive history of emotional abuse and neglect
- serious physical abuse of children and NAI
- death of a child
- factitious illness abuse, and parents with factitious illness
- sexual abuse / incest
- paedophile rings and organised sexual abuse
- child pornography and the cases involving the downloading of child pornography
- allegations of satanic abuse and witchcraft
- medical treatment of children
- surrogacy and adoption/ placement
- aneroxic mothers
- teenage mothers
- parents with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- concurrent criminal proceedings PII and disclosure issues
Amanda enjoys working on cases where there is extensive and conflicting medical evidence / opinion Amanda also has experience in all matters relating to: - Adoption
- International Adoptions
- Leave to Remove from the Jurisdiction
- Child Abduction
Other relevant backgroundAmanda has taught land law and the law of trusts. Amanda has recently returned to the Bar and to Garden Court following a period of time as a full time mother to her two children. During this time she was appointed as Company Secretary and trustee of a Kent based children's charity providing services to children and families in an area of considerable social deprivation. The charity also worked with teenage mothers and refugee families and their children Immediately prior to her return to the Bar Amanda worked as a childcare lawyer for a local authority. This experience has given her invaluable insight in the workings not only of a local authority but also to the work of a solicitor. Amanda is married with two children. She divides her time between London and Kent.
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