Lucy Hendry

Call 1988
Email lucy.hendry@3pb.co.uk
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Lucy Hendry is a childcare specialist with extensive experience in the High Court, County Court and Family Proceedings Court.

She accepts instructions on behalf of all parties in public law and private law cases as well as family law injunctions/committals.

Lucy is as effective outside Court, in her efforts to mediate a result for her clients, as she is inside Court when handling contested matters.

Examples of her work include:

Public Law

• Expert / medico-legal issues
• Drug and alcohol addiction, abuse and neglect
• Children and/or parents with special needs
• S.38(6) assessments
• Adoption / Special Guardianship
• Placement with extended family members
• Contact
• Ascertaining correct designated local authority

Private Law

• Issues of implacable hostility necessitating appointment of experts and separate representation of the child(ren)
• Split hearings re domestic violence and sexual abuse
• Multi-party private law cases running concurrently with criminal proceedings
• Private law cases with public law issues/local authority involvement
• Shared Residence Orders
• Applications for S.8 orders by members of extended family
• Specific Issue / Prohibited Steps Orders – change of surname, choice of school, removal from jurisdiction both in the short term and permanently
• Cases involving complex issues of disclosure
• Family Law Act 1996 injunctions and committals – either free standing or linked with Children Act proceedings