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Stephen Cobb
(Joint Head of Chambers)

Email Address:
cobb@1gc.com
Date of Call: 1985 (Inner Temple)
Silk Date: 2003
Practice Team membership and other areas of specialisation

I have recently lectured on 'Expert evidence under the Protocol', 'Is Leave to Remove a formality?', 'The impact of Cannings on family proceedings', 'The work of the Family Justice Council' and other topics associated with the Children Act 1989 and the Adoption Act 1976.

I regularly lecture to the Judicial Studies Board on private and public law.

Leading Junior - Family Child Care including Child Abduction, Chambers and Partners 2000/2001; 2001/2002; 2002/2003

Leading silk - children 2003/2004, 2004/2005: "a star turn & the first choice of many solicitors..." 2005/2006 ranked 1st = in 'Leading Silks'

Appointments
Silk 2003
Family Justice Council 2004
Recorder 2004
Elected Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2007
Vice-Chairman of the Family Law Bar Association 2008
Member of the Ministry of Justice Family Court Information Pilot Advisory Board
Degrees and other professional qualifications
LL.B Hons Liverpool University
Professional associations
Elected Committee member FLBA (2nd term)
Member of the Bar Council Remuneration Committee
Appointed to the Professional Advisory Group of the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
Member of the Family Justice Council Experts Sub-Committee and the Family Justice Council Care Sub-committee
Re-appointed as the senior Member of the Family Bar to sit on the Family Justice Council
Reported cases
Re A (Wardship) (Criminal Proceedings) [1989] Fam 103
Cook v Square D [1992] ICR 262 CA
R v Canterbury & Thanet DHA & S.E. Thames Regional Health Authority ex part F & W [1994] 5 Med LR 1
Re M (Secure Accommodation) [1995] Fam 108 [1995] 1 FLR 418 CA
Re C (Contact: Jurisdiction) [1995] 1 FLR 777 CA
Re C (Expert evidence: Disclosure: Practice) [1995] 1 FLR 204
Re J (Specific Issue Order: Leave to Apply) [1995] 1 FLR 669
Re T (Termination of contact: discharge of order) [1997] 1 FLR 517 and [1997] 1 All ER 65 CA
R v London Borough of Lambeth ex parte Caddell [1998] 1 FLR 253
R v East Sussex County Council ex parte W. [1998] 2 FLR 1082
H v West Sussex County Council [1998] 1 FLR 862
Re C (minor: Adoption: Legality) [1999] 1 FLR 370
Re G (Adoption Order) [1999] 1 FLR 400 CA
R v Secretary of State for Health ex parte B [1999] 1 FLR 656
R v Kent CC ex parte S [2000] 1 FLR 155
Re H (Residence Order:Child's application for leave) [2000] 1 FLR 780
Re G (A Child:non-accidental injury;standard of proof) [2001] 1 FCR 97
Re G (A Child:Care Order;Threshold criteria) [2001] 1 FCR 165 CA
Irvin v Irvin [2001] 1 FLR 178 Family Division
Re B & T [2001] FLR Family Law 163 CA
Re D (Care and Freeing Orders) [2001] 1 FLR 862 CA
Re M (Care proceedings: Disclosure: Human Rights) [2001] 2 FLR 1316
Islam v Islam [2003] 2 FLR 1208
P v BW [2004] 1 FLR 171
C v FC (Brussels II: Free-standing application for parental responsibility) [2004] 1 FLR 317
C v FC (Children Proceedings: costs) [2004] 1 FLR 362
Re B (A child: Disclosure) [2004] EWHC 411 [2004] 2 FLR 142
Re B (Threshold criteria: fabricated illness) [2004] 2 FLR 200
Re LU; Re LB [2004] EWCA (Civ) 567 Re U (Serious injury: standard of roof); Re B [2004] 2 FLR 263
Pelling v Bruce Williams, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs [2004] EWCA [2004] 2 FLR 823
Re V (Care: pre-birth actions) [2005] 1 FLR 627
A Local Authority v K D and L [2005] 1 FLR 851
Re E (Abduction: Rights of Custody) [2005] 2 FLR 759
Re G (Residence: Same-sex partner) [2005] 2 FLR 957 (Court of Appeal)
CL v East Riding Yorkshire Council [2006] 2 FLR 24
Re G (Residence: Same-sex Partner) [2006] 2 FLR 614 (Court of Appeal)
Re G (Children) [2006] 2 FLR 629 (House of Lords)
Re D (Shared Residence: Leave to remove) [2006] Fam Law 1006
Re H (Abduction) [2007] 1 FLR 242 (C/A)
Publications
General Editor and Contributor to Essential Family Practice 2000, 2001, 2002) Pub: Butterworths.
Editor of Clarke Hall & Morrison on Children (since 2004).
Contributor to 'Family Law'; Provided legal service update for 'Seen & Heard' - publication for Children's Guardians.

Personal, including interests
Married, 3 children. Interests revolve around family, with occasional time for enjoyment of wine, reading and sailing.