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John Jackson

John Jackson

  • Called to BAR: 2006
  • Family & Children
  • Professional Regulation

Summary

John has been working as a lawyer since 1983 initially as a solicitor and since 2006 as a barrister specialising in Family Law and regulatory matters involving Ofsted. As a solicitor he was a partner at Messrs Jones Myers and Levi and Co and an Associate at Messrs Walker Morris. He was a member of the Law Society Children Panel from 1995-2006, a member of the Ofsted legal panel 2003-2006 and a member of his teams Child Abduction Panel 1999-2006.

Specialist areas of law include

  • Family & Children
  • Professional Regulation

Profile description

Specialist Practice Areas

Direct Access Family Law

John has specialised in Family Law for 16 years. Working mainly in the areas of advocacy, child abuse, child abduction and residence and contact cases, John advises and represents Local Authorities, Parents and Children. He has worked for both Local Authorities and Parents in the Court of Protection. He also undertakes tribunal work as well as advising and representing Ofsted Early Years both locally and nationally in relation to the regulation of Child Minders and Nurseries. He has advised COPCA in relation to issues of Child Protection policy in the Roman Catholic Church and has represented the Official Solicitor on behalf of parents under a disability.

He has particular experience in cases involving all aspects of child abuse - physical, emotional and sexual.

John undertakes cases in the following areas:

Private and public law proceedings relating to children

Sexual and Physical Abuse Cases

Family Law Cases in the Court of Appeal

Care proceedings in the Magistrates’, County and High Court

Residence and contact disputes between parents; including separate representation of children

Adoption and Freeing applications

Proceedings involving Ofsted Early Years in relation to the regulation of Child Minders and Nurseries in the Care Standards Tribunal

Recommendations

Legal 500 2016- "Recommended for both private and public law children cases."

Legal 500 2015 :‘He prepares thoroughly, and will go the extra mile for clients when necessary.’

Direct Access Client 2015 : ‘Parklane Plowden are very lucky to have a man like you on the team, you promised me you would do your best and you never broke that promise, I will never be able to thank you enough John’ 

Senior Partner of West Yorkshire Family Law Firm :’ Can I just say you are my absolute true hero!!’

Solicitor West Yorkshire ‘I spoke with (client ) the day after the hearing and he was on cloud nine.  Brilliant job and I will contact you in the future’

The Legal 500 2014 - "Not afraid of rolling up his sleeves and taking on a job no matter what"

Linkedin 2012 Recommendation: "I recently instructed John to provide a written opinion on a complex family law matter. John's attention to detail and the speed with which he analysed complex facts was very impressive. His written opinion was thorough and comprehensive and I would recommend his work to all family law practitioners." 

Recently Concluded Cases

A recent case John has been involved in is the Rotherham Borough Metropolitan Council v L & Ors [2015] EWFC B29 (20 March 2015) please follow the link below for full detials of the case.

Link : http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/markup.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWFC/OJ/2015/B29.html&query=title+(+Rotherham+)&method=boolean

Reported Cases

R (A Child) [2012] EWCA Civ 1783

Re G and B (Fact-Finding Hearing) [2009] 1 FLR 1145

A County Council v W, H, B, & W [2009] EWHC 989 (Fam) 
All in the Care Standards Tribunal 

EY Debbie Stewart -v- Ofsted [2005] 0533
Application to strike out appeal on procedural matters.

Adrienne Flemming -v- Ofsted [2004] 0401.EY 
Application to strike out appeal on procedural matters.

P -v- HM Chief Inspector of Schools in England [2004] 0334.EY-SUS
Suspension case involving a day nursery (acting for parents).

Mrs Christine Oakes -v- HM Chief Inspector of Schools in England [2003] 0226.EY 
Case involved the cancellation of child minder who was in breach of the National Standards.

Lisa Stringer -v- HM Chief Inspector of Schools in England [2003] 0166.EY 
Cases involving breaches of the practitioners child minding ratio agreement.

Fun Camps -v- Ofsted [2003] 0124.EY
Costs application.

Lectures/Seminars

John has considerable experience of conducted training seminars. This includes the provision of training for Local Authorities on law and procedure , court skills training  Paediatric Nursing Staff at local hospitals, Osfted Early Years Inspectors on legal issues and Court Skills, and Roman Catholic Priests on Data Protection Matters.

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