Drafting and Defending Threshold

This presentation will focus on how the essentials of drafting a Re A compliant Threshold and how to manage (or test) the Local Authority’s most fundamental statement of case.

This presentation will focus on the fundamental importance of a properly drafted Threshold document but also examine the evidential requirements for the Local Authority to prove its case and for those representing parents to ensure that the Local Authority’s case is properly tested on the evidence.

The aim is to help practitioners on both sides draft tight, effective Threshold documents and keep the focus of every public law case tightly focussed on the issues required and hopefully avoid unnecessary delay and drift as well as helping those representing parents ensure that the case against their client is properly defined and proportionate to the issues.

Top 3 takeaways from the webinar:

• Stick to the harm
• Identify the primary evidence
• Remain focused!

Who this is for:

Solicitors and Barristers in public law work

Level of expertise:

Intermediate – some previous knowledge or awareness required

CPD hours:

This live webinar provides you with 1 hour of learning.

Attendees will receive a CPD certificate upon completion of this course.

Learning Objectives:

• To help practitioners on both sides draft tight, effective Threshold documents;
• To assist practitioners representing Local Authorities to tightly craft properly evidenced cases;
• To assist practitioners representing parents to effectively challenge Local Authority Threshold’s and analyse the primary evidence that underpins them.