Shelagh Farror

Areas of Practice

Children

Shelagh Farror's practice covers all aspects of family law concerning children. She is highly experienced in both public and private law Children Act proceedings, divorce proceedings and wardship cases.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association

Education 

St Michael's School, Limpsfield

St Anne's College

Oxford MA (Hons) (Jurisprudence)

Harmsworth Scholar

Reported cases

Nwogbe v Nwogbe [2000] 2 FLR 744
Enforcement - Occupation orders - Payments in respect of rent
LM v Essex County Council [1999] 1 FLR 988
Secure accommodation - Habeas Corpus - Child in local authority home under secure accommodation order - Local authority deciding criteria for secure accommodation no longer applicable but wishing to keep child until expiry of order for alternative arrangements to be made - Child applying for writ of habeas corpus - Whether application should be granted
Re A (Contact: Domestic Violence) [1998] 2 F.L.R. 171
Contact - Domestic violence - Assault on child
Re A (Supervision Order: Extension) [1995] 1 FLR 335
Supervision order - Extension of order - Whether court considering application to extend order having jurisdiction to make care order
Re El-G (Minors)(Wardship and Adoption) (1983) 4 WLR 421
Adoption - Children in care of local authority - Mother in poor health
Re W (Wardship: Adoption) [1982] 3 FLR 356
Wardship - Application by the local authority - Local authority seek care and control and leave to place child for adoption.   

Interest and Leisure

Hon Secretary Bar Yacht Club 2003-08, sailing, golf and cooking