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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Deaf Awareness Week: fairness for deaf parties in care proceedings

Deaf Awareness Week Unit Chambers

Rounding off Deaf Awareness Week, Pupil Barrister, Lyana Chan considers the recent authority of Re A and B (Children) (Deaf Parent – Assessment and Practice) [2021] EWFC 10.Background These were care proceedings for two very young children – A (DOB 10.09.2018) and B (DOB 12.01.2020). Neither child had lived with the parents; A was placed […]

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Re H-N and Domestic Abuse: Our Key Takeaways

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Introduction The judgment of Re H-N and Others (Children)(Domestic Abuse: Finding of Fact Hearings) [2021] EWCA Civ 448 has finally been handed down by the President of the Family Division, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Holroyde. What was long billed by those of us in the family legal profession as potentially a game changer in the way the family courts address […]

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