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Provided by Janet Bazley KC
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Janet maintains a broad family law practice, often acting in cases, which change or clarify the law or procedure. She is noted for her mastery of her papers, her clear strategic thinking and her exceptional client care.
Janet’s work in private law children field includes a wide variety of disputes about the welfare of children, involving internal and international relocation, specific issues regarding schooling and issues arising where parents cannot agree about their child receiving medical treatment. Other cases involve private adoption and modern families, including surrogacy, most recently the ground-breaking case of Re Z (Surrogacy: Step parent adoption) [2024] EWFC 20.
In the public law children field, Janet’s cases involve complex medical/mental health issues or issues which are part of the reserved jurisdiction of the High Court.
Janet undertakes the full range of finance work including international cases, applications under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 and nuptial agreements. Recently, she was successful in an application in the Chancery Division to transfer proceedings to the Family Division of the High Court.
Janet is an IFLA accredited arbitrator with considerable experience of undertaking arbitrations in both children and financial cases and acts as moderator for the written paper for assessment of arbitrators being trained under the IFLA scheme. Also undertakes other forms of dispute resolution, including mediation, private FDRs and Early Neutral Evaluation.
Janet sits part-time as a Judge.
Career
Year of Call 1980
Year of Silk 2006
Recorder (criminal jurisdiction): 2000 (family and civil): 2002
Professional Memberships
ALC
CoPBA
FLBA
Resolution
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Janet Bazley KC is highly regarded for her extensive experience of complex children cases. She has notable expertise in cases involving technical medical or forensic evidence. On the private law side of matters, Bazley regularly acts in cases involving jurisdictional issues, and those concerning issues relating to modern families.
An early exponent of ADR, Janet Bazley KC undertakes arbitrations in both finance and children cases and also regularly conducts ENEs and private FDRs. As one of the first to qualify as an IFLA arbitrator in finance cases, she was an invited member of the committee which devised the IFLA Children Scheme.
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"Janet is a fountain of wisdom and a canny operator in the family courts. There is no problem in private children work that she cannot produce a clear plan to solve."
"Janet's experience, client care and gravitas are unmatched."
"Janet is clear in terms of her judgement, guidance and advocacy. Absolutely at the pinnacle of her profession, she has this incredible way of managing cases."
"A great choice particularly for difficult children work that's outside the norm. When handling matters, she treats everybody with such enormous respect, and everyone feels safe and supported by her."
"Brilliant with the parties and someone who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law that allows her to cut through difficult cases quickly. She's incredibly calm and has a great demeanour overall."
"Janet is a fountain of wisdom and a canny operator in the family courts. There is no problem in private children work that she cannot produce a clear plan to solve."
"Janet's experience, client care and gravitas are unmatched."
"Janet is clear in terms of her judgement, guidance and advocacy. Absolutely at the pinnacle of her profession, she has this incredible way of managing cases."
"A great choice particularly for difficult children work that's outside the norm. When handling matters, she treats everybody with such enormous respect, and everyone feels safe and supported by her."
"Brilliant with the parties and someone who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law that allows her to cut through difficult cases quickly. She's incredibly calm and has a great demeanour overall."
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