Park Square Barristers

Children Law and Court of Protection & Adult Care

Children Law

Julie-Ann Elliott is a specialist family practitioner engaging in all areas of children work, with particular emphasis on public law proceedings and has extensive experience in dealing with complex care proceedings.

Julie-Ann has extensive experience of proceedings at all levels up to the Court of Appeal.

Julie-Ann is regularly instructed in Public Law matters which involve complex non-accidental injuries, sexual abuse, incest and chronic neglect. She has particular experience of dealing with cases involving parents with disabilities and additional needs, extensive medical evidence, inter-jurisdictional issues and forensic computer evidence.

Julie-Ann is instructed on behalf of local authorities, parents, extended family and children’s guardians and is therefore able to bring a wide spectrum of experience to her advocacy and advice.

She has a particular interest in matters concerning local authority duties and challenges to local authority decision making by way of judicial review. Julie-Ann has had significant involvement of advising and acting in such matters.

Julie-Ann also has extensive experience in applications for injunctions under the HRA involving the local authority.

Julie-Ann accepts instructions in complex private law matters and has substantial experience dealing with matters involving  disputed territorial jurisdiction, removal from the jurisdiction/international relocation, wardship, allegations of sexual abuse, serious domestic violence and systematic abuse including false imprisonment. Julie-Ann also has notable experience in dealing with matters involving intractable contact disputes , and those necessitating expert psychological and psychiatric evidence.

Julie-Ann has a particular interest in matters which involve surrogacy and is able to accept instructions in this area.

Call 2001

French

North Eastern Circuit

2000 University of East Anglia & University of Leiden, LLB (EUR) Hons (2.1)

2001 University of Northumbria, BVC (Very Competent)