Christopher Poole

Practice Areas

All aspects of the law relating to children including care, adoption and medical treatment cases. Often, but not exclusively, representing Local Authorities and Children’s Guardians. Special interest in cases involving serious factual disputes, medical evidence and transparency

Notable Cases:

Tortoise Media Ltd v A local authority [2024] EWFC 50

Re B-M [2021]EWCA Civ 1218

Local Authority v M & others [2020] EWHC 2801

Local Authority v M & others [2020] EWHC 1216.

K (children) [2019] EWCA Civ 2264

S-P (FGM; welfare) [2019] EWFC B77

S-P (FGM; reopening fact finding) [2019] EWFC B76

S-P (FGM; fact finding) [2018] EWFC B101.

WCC v M [2017] EWHC 1221.

WCC v M [2017] EWHC 5168

Y (Children) (Findings of Fact as to Radicalisation) (Pt.2) [2016] EWHC 3825 (Fam).

Y (Children) (Findings of Fact Radicalisation) (Pt.1) [2016] EWHC 3826 (Fam).

Y (Children) (Radicalisation: Interim Removal) [2016] EWHC 3827 (Fam).

LBBD v C & Ors [2014] EWHC 2472.

Re H (a child) [2014] EWHC 970

Career

Called 1996, Lincoln’s Inn (Thomas More Bursary).

Joined New Court Chambers upon completion of pupillage in 1997.

Pupil supervisor and advocacy trainer (Lincoln’s Inn).

Instructed to undertake independent reviews into social care working.

Delivers seminars and lectures to social work students, social workers and social work managers as well as Chambers’ Instructing Solicitors.

Appointed joint Head of Chambers in 2015.

Professional Memberships

FLBA.

Personal

LLB (Hons) English & European Law, Queen Mary, University of London and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. LFC fan. Enjoys the gym and a day in the sun watching cricket.