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Joanna Dodson Q.C

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Date of Call: 1971

Description: Joanna Dodson took silk in 1993 and has extensive experience in all aspects of family law:

• Public and Private Childcare: including wide experience of complex care cases

• Public Inquiries

Education and Qualifications:
James Allen's Girl's School

Newnham College Cambridge BA 1967 MA 1971 (Entrance Exhibitioner)
 
Experience:
Inquiry into the death of Gareth Myattt at Rainsbrook Secure Training Unit 2007 (Chair)

Inquiry into the death of Adam Rickwood at Hassockfiield Secure Training Unit 2006 (Chair)

Inquiry into the death of KJ at Felttham YOI (2003) (Chair)

The Victoria Climbie Inquiry 2003

Inquiry into the death of WC at Hillside Secure Unit 1999 (Chair)

The Kimberley Carlisle Inquiry 1987

The Tyra Henry Inquiry 1987

The Jasmine Beckford Inquiry 1985
 
Reported Cases:
Re T (Wardship: Impact of police intelligence) 2009 EWHC 2440 (Fam)

Re M+L 30.9.08 CA Pill, Buxton + Wall LJJ

Re FH (Dispensing with fact finding hearing) [2008] EWCA Civ 1249

Re B (Role of biological father) [2008] 1 FLR 1015

Re B (leave to remove) [2007] 1 FLR 333

Re EC (child abduction: stayed proceedings) [2007] 1 FLR 57

Re B (a child) (disclosure) [2004] 2 FLR 142

Re Y and K (Split hearing: evidence) [2003] 2 FLR 273

Re R (child of teenage mother) [2000] 2 FLR 660

R v Cornwall CC ex parte E [1999] 1 FLR 105

Chalmers v Johns [1999] 1 FLR 392

Re P (Abduction - non-convention country) [1997] 1 Fam 45

Re B (Minors) (Contact) [1994] 2 FLR 1

Re M (a Minor) (Care Order: Significant harm) [1994] Fam 95

Re M (a Minor) (Immigration Residence Order) [1993] 2 FLR 858

Re J (a Minor) (Medical Treatment) [1993] Fam 15

Re G (a Minor) (Child Abduction: enforcement) [1990] 1 WLR 482

R v Newham Borough Council ex parte P [1990] 1 WLR 482

Re H (a Minor) (Abduction) [1990] 2 FLR 439

Re E (a Minor) (Adoption) [1989] 1 FLR 126

R v Tower Hamlets J.C. ex parte L.B. Tower Hamlets [1984] FLR 907
 
Appointments:
Queen's Counsel 1993

Bencher of the Middle Temple since 2000
 
Professional Memberships:
FLBA - Family Law Bar Association
 
Tel: 020 7404 1111 Email: clerks@renaissancechambers.co.uk