Accredited member of the Law Society’s Children Pane

Geoffrey is a key member of the family team. He has been with GT Stewart for a considerable period of time and in that time has overseen key changes in the department seeing it grow in stature and reputation.

Geoffrey is an accredited member of Resolution and a Child Panel member.

He acts for some of the most vulnerable clients including parentings, children and other family members; including vulnerable adults and those with learning difficulties and learning disabilities, Parents that are incarcerated and vulnerable adults where the Official Solicitor has become involved.

Geoffrey deals with cases that include:

• Public Law Family Proceedings:

• • Care Proceedings
  • Emergency Protection Orders)

• Special Guardianship Order Applications;
• Placement Order and Adoption Order Applications;
• Secure Accommodation Applications;
• Deprivation of Liberty Applications;
• Recovery Order Applications.
• Cases where parents are involved with Social Services (Pre-Proceedings Meetings, Child Protection and Child In Need);
• Applications under the Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction;
• Wardship Applications;
• Private Law Children Work (Contact and Residence disputes, Prohibitive Steps and Specific Issue applications;
• Injunctions (under the Family Law Act and Harassment Act);
• Forced Marriage Order Applications;
• Divorce;
• Matrimonial Finance;