Claire Rowsell
Degree: LL.B (Hons) Wales
Year of call and Inn: 1991; Middle Temple
Professional Membership: Western Circuit, FLBA
Practice:
Formerly a solicitor (admitted 1988) Claire Rowell specialises in Public Law Children cases where she acts for Local Authorities, guardians and parents. She also acts in complex private law cases where a 16.4 Guardian has been appointed for the child. Claire has experience of cases involving sexual abuse of children, domestic violence, non–accidental injuries where the medical evidence was complex.
Claire frequently acts for mentally ill, vulnerable and learning-disabled clients. She is known for her direct and practical approach to cases.
Reported cases:
Re W and B [2001] EWCA Civ 757 [2001] 2 FLR 282
Re S (Minors) (Care Order: Implementation of Care Plan) [2002] UK HL 10(2002) 1 FLR 815
Re L (Care:Threshold Criteria) [2007] 1 FLR 2050
Recent cases have included:
Re BH where a Team manager was found to have attempted to make the case social worker perjure herself
Re CP where there were NAI to a baby and this involved complex medical evidence regarding brain injury and the child was returned to the mother who was exculpated from all blame.
Albion Chambers, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 1DR
T: 0117 927 2144
F: 0117 926 2569
claire.rowsell@albionchambers.co.uk
Clerk: Michael Harding
T 0117 311 0302
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