Miss Elizabeth Isaacs

Qualifications: BA (Hons.) Psychology – Durham University
MA Social Work and CQSW – Leicester University
LLB (Hons.) – Coventry University
Called: 1998 (Lincoln’s Inn)
Joined Chambers: 2006 (formerly pupil and tenant at 3 Fountain Court, Birmingham)

Practice Details :
Elizabeth Isaacs specialises in public and private child law proceedings. She worked as a local authority child protection social worker for 8 years before being called to the Bar in 1998. Elizabeth has substantial legal and professional experience of all areas of children and family work, including physical injury, child sexual abuse, domestic violence and public interest immunity.

Elizabeth is regularly instructed on behalf of local authorities, parents and children in the County and High Courts and has been led in complex proceedings in the Court of Appeal. She is frequently asked to advise solicitors and local authorities about legal practice and procedure in all areas of public child law. She has been commissioned by local authorities and numerous legal training organisations to design and provide training about advocacy, practice and procedure. She has been invited to lecture at Jordans Local Authority Childcare Conference 2008.

Books Published :

Social Work Decision-Making, A guide for Childcare Lawyers

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Email: elizabeth.isaacs@stiveschambers.co.uk
Clerk Enquiries : clerks@stiveschambers.co.uk

Notable Cases and Other Work :
Re B (Appeal: Lack of Reasons) [2003] 2 FLR 1035

Re W (Care: Threshold Criteria) [2007] 2 FLR 98

Specialisms :
Public and private child law proceedings.
Adoption.
Public interest immunity and disclosure applications on behalf of the police and local authorities in civil and criminal proceedings.

Professional Memberships :
Member of the Family Law Bar Association

Special Law Groups :
Family