One Year of Unit Chambers: A Word from our CEO

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Over the last twelve months I feel a sense of great pride and real satisfaction because we’ve completely surpassed our expectations. We’ve gone from a team of one, it was just me this time last year, to a really strong and supportive team of fourteen. Not only that, we’ve seen an increase in the work […]

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Modern Families: The future of the family unit

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Families don’t look like they did 50 years ago. Divorced parents, single-parent families, same sex parents, grandparents as parents all help form today’s collage of a modern family. The statistics produced annually by the ONS give a snapshot of the trends in families in the the UK  – fewer couples are marrying, an increasing number […]

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Participation in Care Proceedings for Vulnerable or Protected Parties

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Introduction In this short article written by Consultant Barrister, Kerri O’Neill, we will focus on the issue of parents with variations of learning disabilities participating in public law proceedings, in order to drive awareness in line with Learning Disability Week 2021. There are a number of resources, guides and requirements that must be complied with […]

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Lyana accepts membership at Unit Chambers

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Lyana Chan has officially completed her six-month pupillage with us and has accepted membership with Unit Chambers as a Consultant Barrister. Well done Lyana and congratulations on being the first Unit Chambers pupil to graduate as a Consultant Barrister! Lyana is already under instruction for both parents and local authorities in upcoming trials, one being […]

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