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Shared Insights: Giving evidence before the Family Court - a practical session

06 February 2024

The session focused on:

The types of Family Law cases that Browne Jacobson have experience of.
How to engage with the local authority when asked to provide evidence.
The expectations of the Family Court on professional witnesses.

We were pleased to welcome the following external guest speakers:

Miss Recorder Zoe Henry – Family Court Judge at Lincoln Family Court
Naomi Hickman – Senior Children’s Lawyer at Derbyshire County Council

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Naomi De Silva

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naomi.desilva@brownejacobson.com

+44 (0)330 045 2336

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Julia Catherall

Principal Associate

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+44 (0)330 045 2729

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