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Jonathan Bennett
UK Bar Guide 2024
Band 2 : Family: Children
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Band 2
About
Provided by Jonathan Bennett
Practice Areas
Jonathan practises in mainly public law care proceedings, but also other family and local authority proceedings involving children.
Selected Cases:
• East Sussex CC v SV, TV and AG [2017] EWHC 536 (Fam);
• Re W (A Child) [2017] EWHC 829 (Fam);
• Re H (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 1284 (Court of Appeal);
• Re M-F (Children) [2014] EWCA Civ 991 (15 July 2014);
• Re R (A Child), Re Court of Appeal (Civil Division), 12 June 2013 [2013] EWCA Civ 899
• A Local Authority v K Family Division, 11 October 2011 [2011] EWHC 2581 (Fam);
• [2012] 1 F.L.R. 765;
• [2012] Fam. Law 124 C (A Child) Court of Appeal: [2012] EWCA Civ 535;
• A Local Authority v K And Others [2011] EWHC 2581 (Fam) [2012] 1 FLR 765;
• Re A (A Child) Court of Appeal Neutral Citation Number: [2007] EWCA Civ 1058 [2008] 1 FLR 1423;
• Norfolk CC v Webster [2006] EWHC 2898 (Fam);
• Re R (A Child) [2005] EWCA Civ 1128
Career
Acts on behalf of all in care proceedings and specialises in non-accidental injury cases with complex forensic evidence.
Professional Memberships
FLBA
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