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Navigating Non-Accidental Injuries: The Rise of Resolutions Model Assessments in Care Proceedings
Within care proceedings, when the Court determines a non-accidental injury to a child, we are starting to see an increase […]
Ridley & Hall Solicitors Expands Reach with New Legal Aid Contract in South Elmsall Pontefract Office
Ridley & Hall Solicitors, a distinguished law firm with roots tracing back to its establishment in 1927, has recently secured […]
Local Authority Intervention: When to Seek Legal Advice
The Local Authority[1] is an organisation that is officially responsible for all the public services and facilities in a particular […]
Nigel Priestley of Ridley & Hall honoured with an MBE for his services to childcare and public law
Nigel Priestley, senior partner at Huddersfield law firm Ridley & Hall and one of the UK’s most respected care and […]
The Cost of Physical and Emotional Abuse
Abuse seems to be an underlying theme in many child and family cases. It is something that we as professionals […]
Care Proceedings…Tell Me More!
Care Proceedings, also known as Public Law proceedings, are more common than many people think. Proceedings are generally issued due […]
Parents in the midst of Care Proceedings
Some parents believe that if Care Proceedings are issued in respect of their children and the children are removed from […]
COVID-19 effect on parents involved in care proceedings
The number of urgent Care Proceedings cases in the family courts have remained stable, and even seen a slight rise […]
Fostering allowances – are you claiming everything you are entitled to?
Are you a Kinship Foster Carer for a relative child? Are you caring for them under a Care Order after […]
Court rules against Local Authority in favour of sister caring for ‘severely neglected’ brother
A sister in the North East was asked to care for her brother Thomas in September 2017 following Social Services […]
