🚨🚨🚨 TONIGHT 🚨🚨🚨 Come and join Chambers’ Emma-Louise Heath, Mel Stooks of GT Stewart Solicitors & Advocates & a senior Crown Prosecution Service representative discuss the prosecution of children in care 9BR Chambers - tonight at 6pm Register Eventbrite here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/prosecuting-…

Join us on the 23/11/22 for ‘Youth Justice SOS: everything you need to know about representing children in the youth justice system today.’ This short evening course will be followed by festive drinks. Book your place now! eventbrite.co.uk/e/youth-practi…

So pleased for my colleagues in the Leeds office winning their category at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2022

Tomorrow I am raising money for MInd by plodding around the London Landmarks Half Marathon 🐢if you can spare anything it will go to an excellent cause. #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/mel-stook…

Excellent article. Sadly the reality is that children have to enter the criminal justice system for any help/support to be available for them or parents. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We are so looking forward to hosting this event next Wednesday, it’s a FREE in person seminar on specialist assessments for young people - you’ve still got time to sign up ⬇️ Getting the right assessment at the right time is crucial to avoid injustice! eventbrite.co.uk/e/specialist-a…

Dr Hales: make sure you instruct an expert with expertise in adolescence - ideally for young adults too Dr Marriott: remember to benchmark your clients by ordinary childhood experiences -don't normalise disadvantage Puja Nayar: get ALL the info you need, incl from stat services

It is incredibly depressing that this research was even needed. The findings and recommendations are obvious to every professional dealing with these children. The current systems need to change asap.

Britain’s modern bedlam: Teenagers locked up and facing the abyss. Outstanding reporting by Louise Tickle Tortoise tortoisemedia.com/2023/05/17/bri…

This is a brilliant and well deserved result. Thank you to Jenni and Ronnie for all of their hard work!

Refuse to allow PAVA Spray on Children in Custody - Sign the Petition! chng.it/kRxtJY6b via Change.org UK

@_lesliethomas Just for Kids Law Kate Aubrey-Johnson ⚡Our second panel discuss the role of specialist lawyers for children - Shauneen Lambe (Shauneen Lambe) (Youth Justice Legal Centre), Aika Stephenson (Just for Kids Law), chair: Kate Aubrey-Johnson (Kate Aubrey-Johnson), Elena Papamichael (Elena Papamichael), Dr Laura Janes (Dr LauraJanes) & Mel Stooks.

📚Double day of youth justice service training today. We are in Bradford and Walsall! We have Mel Stooks with Bradford Youth Justice Service training the team on Criminal Behaviour Orders & other Civil Orders affecting children Over in @WalsallYJS Ruth is covering everything the team needs to

🚨 2 DAYS TO GO until this fantastic seminar on Youth Court Funding - Maximising Quality and Income. SEE BELOW FOR SIGN UP DETAILS & FULL LIST OF SPEAKERS ⬇️

After months of meetings and a lot of hard work it all feels real now! It's very exciting to be at the first training session for lawyers for the police station pilot scheme. The training for lawyers concludes on Monday and then the custody sergeants are next...

Tonight we concluded our expert led training with Mel Stooks and Aika Stephenson! Thank you to all our newly trained child specialist police stn lawyers!!! Watch this space… Youth Justice Legal Centre Youth Practioners’ Association LCCSA Child Rights Youth Justice Just for Kids Law MOPAC Metropolitan Police #childfirst

YJLC training co-delivered with young people gives pupil barristers at Garden Court Chambers an opportunity to explain the law and process to children and to get their direct feedback. Communicating with children effectively is an essential part of providing children with