Category: Kinship Care
Nigel Priestley Advises Social Workers on Special Guardianship Orders
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall was a key speaker at Community Care Live in London this week. […]
Grandmother Wins Fight to Care for Her Grandchildren
A grandmother from Wythenshawe has this week breathed a huge sigh of relief as she has prevented two of her […]
Battling Grandmother Wins £30,000 Kinship Settlement with London Borough of Hackney
A London grandmother, aged 60, has forced the London Borough of Hackney to pay over £30,000 in an out of […]
Ridley & Hall Celebrates Double Accreditation
The 2015 Legal 500 rankings have been announced and Ridley & Hall is pleased to be named as the highest […]
New Kinship Care Research Shows Potentially Disastrous Effects of Tax Credit and Welfare Reform
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall and trustee of the Family Rights Group, has welcomed the call to […]
A Decision to Shock Local Authorities and Adopters!
Decisions of the Court of Appeal and the High Court earlier this summer must have sent tremors through local authority […]
Family Carers Win Battle for Unpaid Foster Allowance Fees
An aunt and uncle caring for their two nieces are celebrating the payment of almost £30,000 from Hillingdon Council. The […]
Yorkshire Couple Celebrate Record Payment for Care of their Grandchildren
A Yorkshire couple are celebrating the payment of over £80,000 from a Yorkshire local authority. The payment represents 12 years […]
Huddersfield Family Lawyer Shortlisted for Prestigious Award
Nigel Priestley, Senior Partner at Ridley & Hall, has been shortlisted for the Jordan’s Award of Family Law Partner of […]
Lancashire Foster Carer Wins Bitter Adoption Battle
A Heysham foster carer is celebrating her adoption of a foster child after a long battle with Lancashire County Council. […]
