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4 Paper Buildings has a long history as a friendly team of specialist barristers providing excellent expert yet common sense and practical advice and advocacy in all areas of family law. This reputation of Chambers is unrivalled and marks out Chambers as exceptional amongst its competitors.

4 Paper Buildings is consistently ranked as a leading family set of chambers, with currently 20 members recommended in the legal directories in all areas of family law.

4 Paper Buildings was awarded with the Chambers & Partners Family Set of the Year in 2009.

Many of the most serious, sensitive and significant family cases are undertaken by members of 4 Paper Buildings and instructions are received from a diverse array of clients including Government departments, media organizations, the rich and/or famous, parents seeking to prevent children from being removed into care and Guardians.

News

02.12.2009 Butterworths Child Law Conference

Alex Verdan QC is speaking at the Butterworths Private Child Law conference on Tuesday 26th January 2010 in Central London. The conference is accredited with 6.5 CPD Hours.
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01.12.2009 I (A Child) [2009] UKSC 10 Judgement

Henry Setright QC and Teertha Gupta appeared before the Supreme Court, in its first ever family case, representing the Interveners in on the 12th and 13th October. The appeal concerned whether an English court had jurisdiction to determine the future level of contact between a child and his mother where the child does not habitually reside in an EU Member State.

Legal News

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> Lord Chief Justice expresses concern over continuing delays in the family courts
> Changes to legal aid eligibility process introduced for divorce and child contact disputes
> Cafcass report chronicles effect on children of divorce and separation
> Increasing numbers of UK Muslim marriages not legally recognised
> Reduction in ‘child abuse’ deaths a testament to the efforts of social workers, says LGA
> Channel 4 and adoption agencies launch new adoption assessment training package
> Child abuse deaths / serious injuries increased last year
> Heterosexual couple to take civil partnership case to European Court of Human Rights
> LSC publishes updated Family and Social Welfare Law plans