Malika Bonafous, Solicitor in the Children & Families Public Law department at Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd has plenty to smile about as she celebrates 5 years’ service with the firm.
Adoption is intended to give vulnerable children, and young people, who are unable to grow up with their birth parent(s), long-term safety and stability from childhood into adulthood.
Paige Bell, Solicitor in the Children & Families Public Law department at Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd has plenty to smile about as she celebrates 5 years’ service with the firm.
Following the recent publication of The Legal 500 UK 2026 results we are delighted to announce that Alsters Kelley Criminal Litigation & Motoring Offences department has maintained their Tier 2 ranking in the General Crime & Fraud, West Midlands section.
Earlier this month, Anna Bickley from our Private Client department and Shabhana Safi from our Children and Families Department began their route to qualifying as Solicitors on the new Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme.
A recent report calls for major changed in Adoption Law, including more face-to face contact between adopted children and their birth families. What does this mean for adoptive parents and children? Discover the potential impact and how to navigate these changes with expert advice from Head of Department and Director, Lisa Blizzard.
Coventry & Warwickshire law firm Alsters Kelley Solicitors Limited is celebrating after two of its trainees recently qualified as Solicitors.
I often find myself advising clients on a little-known legal tool designed to provide stability and security for children who cannot live with their parents, a special guardianship order…
If a child or young adult under the age of 18, cannot live with their birth parents, and/or adoption is not the right option as it may sever important family links, then there is a way to ensure that they have access to a long-term, safe, secure, stable and appropriate home.
Catherine Stephens, Head of Children & Families Public Law department at Alsters Kelley Solicitors Ltd comments on the recent tragic case about Arthur.
‘Those of us who work within the world of Child Protection cannot help but be even more devastated to hear of the plight of an innocent child than are the rest of society. The systems for protecting children can never be perfect of course, but all of us will feel more should and could have been done.
There has been a lot in the news about family proceedings continuing through the COV-ID 19 outbreak and the difficulties that parents are facing to ensure that they are able to access legal advice and support at these difficult times.
Adrian Bannister, Senior Solicitor at Alsters Kelley Solicitors Limited has plenty to smile about as he celebrates 25 years’ service at the firm and 29 years as a qualified solicitor.
The Children Act is 30 years old. But in recent years, it has been put under severe strain because of a massive increase in the number of care or supervision order applications by local authorities.
Coventry & Warwickshire law firm Alsters Kelley solicitors is celebrating after one of its trainees qualified as a costs lawyer.
Stacey Brown, who works within the Family Care department, first joined the firm in 2008 in the accounts team before joining the Costing department in 2012.
Coventry & Warwickshire law firm Alsters Kelley Solicitors is celebrating after one of its Family Care executives became a Chartered Legal Executive.
The safety of children is paramount, particularly in cases where domestic abuse has been witnessed or perpetrated by one or both parents.
Alsters Kelley LLP, one of Coventry and Warwickshire’s leading law firms has announced the promotion of Lisa Blizzard, one of their Family Care lawyers to Associate Solicitor.
In a recent ruling which reverses previous practice, children who are placed in foster care and then abused by those carers can now bring a claim for damages against the Local Authority who ‘employ’ these foster carers.
The champagne was cracked open at Alsters Kelley in Coventry recently, as Chartered Legal Executive Charley Barker celebrated 10 years’ service with the firm.
Catherine Stephens, Associate Solicitor in the Family Department at Alsters Kelley reviews the distressing case of Poppi Worthington.
