Judith Charlton

University Education:

University College London LLB (Hons)

Year of call:

1991 (Inner Temple)

Areas of work covered:

Children – care proceedings, adoption, child abduction, residence and contact disputes.

Profile:

Judith has been a member of these Chambers since completing her pupillage in 1992. She has developed an extensive practice in all aspects of the law relating to children, with a particular emphasis on Public Law Children Act proceedings. She has considerable experience of representing both Local Authorities and parents in Care Proceedings. Judith appears at all levels of Tribunal and appeared on behalf of the child in the first family case to be heard by the Supreme Court following it’s opening in 2009. Judith has a particular interest in cases involving allegations of non accidental injury to children.

Reported cases:

Re I (A child) [2009] UKSC 10 [2010] 1 FLR 361

Re I (A child) (Jurisdiction: Habitual Residence outside European Union) [2009] EWCA Civ 965 [2009] Fam Law 1134 CA

Re T (Care Proceedings: Appeal) [2010] 1 FLR 1325 CA

Re A (Abduction: Habitual Residence) [2007] 2FLR 129 FD

Brent London Borough Council v N (Foster carers) and P (By her Guardian) [2006] 1 FLR 310

London Borough of Redbridge v Newport City Council [2004] 2 FLR 226 

Membership of professional associations:

FLBA