| Called to the Bar | |||
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1984 | ||
| Education: | |||
Gabrielle Jan Posner |
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LLB, Southampton University | |
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LLM, Indiana University, USA | ||
Specialities: |
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Public law children’s cases, dealing with all aspects of care proceedings, representing parents, local authorities and children; | ||
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Private law children’s cases, including disputes about residence and contact; adoption and wardship proceedings | ||
| Memberships: | |||
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Family Law Bar Association | ||
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South Eastern Circuit | ||
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Hertfordshire Family Forum | ||
Cases: |
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| • | Re M (Interim Care Order - Removal) [2006] 1 FLR 1043 | ||
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Re M (Parental Responsibility) [2001] 2 FLR 342 | ||
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Re M (A Minor) (Shared Residence) [1994] 1 FLR 717 | ||
| Articles written for Family Law: | |||
| • | Section 47 of the 2002 Act: has Somebody Lost the Plot? [2007] Fam Law 940 | ||
| • | What is This Thing Called a Viability Assessment? [2007] Fam Law 541 | ||
| • | Some Fascinating Facts About Special Guardianship Orders [2007] Fam Law 423 | ||
| • | Independent Reviewing Officers: Starred Milestones by Any Other Name? [2005] Fam Law 488 | ||
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Care - The Permanent Way [2004] Fam Law 679 | ||
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Parental Responsibility - How Do I Lose It? [2004] Fam Law 531 | ||
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Ten Things I Learnt Today [2004] Fam Law 142 | ||
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Everything we always wanted to Know about the Threshold Criteria, co-author with Paula Andrea Diaz, [2002] Fam Law 850 | ||
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Section 38(6) Assessments Reassessed [2001] Fam Law 544 | ||
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Material Information [2001] Fam Law 465 | ||
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The Extended Family in Care Cases - Fallback or Centre Stage? [2001] Fam Law 384 | ||
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In Chronological Order, co-author with Joanne Brown, [2000] Fam Law 570 | ||
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In Praise of Family Assistance Orders [2000] Fam Law 435 | ||
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Legal Aid Certificates and Their Scope [2000] Fam Law 361 | ||
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Have Bundle, Will Travel [2000] Fam Law 207 | ||
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Care Planning Circular [2000] Fam Law 125 | ||
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Joinder and Leave in Care Proceedings [1999] Fam Law 407 | ||
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Discovery in Children Cases, co-author with Jennifer Kavanagh, [1998] Fam Law 164 | ||
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Applications to Discharge Care Orders, co-author with Alison N Crookes, [1997] Fam Law 623 & 684 | ||
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Whose Harm is it Anyway? [1995] Fam Law 94 | ||
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Instructing the Expert in Writing [1995] Fam Law 36 | ||
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Talking Tactics [1994] Fam Law 150 | ||
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Section 11(7) - How Far Can you Go? [1994] Fam Law 39 | ||
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Orders and Agreements in the Family Proceedings Court [1993] Fam Law 496 | ||
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Civil Contempt and Criminal Trial [1993] Fam Law 385 | ||
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Statements in Children Act Proceedings [1993] Fam Law 262 | ||
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Transfer of Tenancies [1993] Fam Law 8 | ||
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Child Abduction and the Children Act 1989 [1992] Fam Law 322 | ||
| Other Publications: | |||
| • | Human Rights at the Sharp End - A Child Care Lawyer's Perspective The Circuiteer, Issue 25, Autumn 2007, p18 | ||
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Family Focus on Human Rights, contributor to video (Legal Network Television) | ||
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Courts Count the Cost of Care (The Lawyer, 15 September 1998) | ||
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The Welfare Officer (Sweet & Maxwell Practical Research Papers, 1998) | ||
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The Teenager's Guide to the Law (Cavendish, 1995) | ||
| Seminars: | |||
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Numerous seminars, including: | ||
| > | 27.02.08 - University of Essex CPD programme - Private Law Children update | ||
| > | 07.02.07 - 2GIS Family Group - Adoption and Children Act 2002 update | ||
| > | 27.10.05 - University of Hertfordshire CPD programme - Children Law Update | ||
| > | 23.02.05 - 2GIS Family Group - Public Law case update | ||
| Tribunal Experience: | |||
| • | Spring 2002 appointed to Chair Schools Admissions Appeals for the London Borough of Haringey. | ||
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Spring 2002 appointed as member of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court. | ||
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Spring 2000 appointed as member of the Education Appeals Panel for the London Borough of Haringey dealing with appeals relating to admissions to primary and secondary schools and permanent exclusions. | ||
