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Genevieve Screeche Powell

Genevieve Screeche-Powell defends successful local authority in Court of Appeal on suitability of accommodation offered in performance of prevention duty

Genevieve Screeche-Powell acted for the local authority that successfully defended a s. 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal brought by a homeless applicant. This is the 1st time that the Court of Appeal has had to consider the nature and impact of the s. 189A Housing Act duties on the lawful performance of the s.195 prevention duty in section 204 appeal proceedings.

Aristide Hoang-Brown

Aristide Hoang-Brown acts for mother granted s.91(14) and no contact orders concerning ex-husband and specific issue order to exercise her parental responsibility unilaterally

Aristide Hoang-Brown represented a mother who had been the victim of domestic abuse in various applications concerning her 2 children. He secured an order for the children to have no contact with the father, a s.91(14) order preventing the father making further applications without court permission and a specific issue order permitting the mother to exercise parental responsibility unilaterally.

Barry McAlinden and Rebecca Davies to deliver Family Law Week webinar: s.37 Children Act and local authority intervention in private law children cases

Barry McAlinden and Rebecca Davies will deliver a webinar for Family Law Week subscribers on s.37 Children Act and local authority intervention in private law children cases. They will discuss the court’s powers under section 37 Children Act and when the court can use its power to direct a local authority to investigate a child’s circumstances.