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partnership, mediation and consentorders

Question 3 on cohabitants - failureto mention s 53 and Sch 7 of theFamily Law Act for transfer oftenancies, and some missedDawson v Wearmouth on changeof surname, s 31 and Gillickcompetence on the issue of treatingan anorexic child.

Accreditation Second Roundjacqui Jackson, Director of Accreditation

jacqui jackson

You will have seen in the last issuethe names of the successfulcandidates in the second round.There were a total of 104candidates who reached therequired standard, 14 who did notreach the standard in any of thethree elements and 64 who havebeen offered the chance to re-takethe one or two elements in whichthey did not reach the requiredstandard.

The comments from the assessorshave highlighted the fact that,again, many candidates have notgiven the specialist portfolioassignments and the coreassignment the attention required.This would appear to be the case,particularly, with candidates takingthe Advocacy, Ancillary Relief,Children and Cohabitationspecialist portfolio assignments.The SFLA Accreditation Scheme isnot, and is not intended to be, easy.It is designed to identify the trulyexpert family lawyer and shouldonly, therefore be undertaken bythose willing to commit the time

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and energy into completing theassignments in an expert manner.

The assignments should show anordered, logical mind, skills inanalysing the facts and law, goodwriting and presentation, as well asknowledge and experience of thelaw. Candidates are given 8 weeksto complete the specialist portfolios- which should be ample time to

consider the set case study, do anyresearch necessary, plan theanswers, write the answers andcheck them to ensure that everypoint has been covered, and tocomplete the two examples of casesdealt with. What happens is thatmany candidates decide to leavethis until the weekend of the coreassignment, thinking that they willbe able to do it all in a weekend.This is not recommended by theAccreditation ManagementCommittee.

On the core assignment, the mostcommon criticisms were:

Question 1 on the matter of achild's religious upbringing andcircumcision - failure to mentionspecific issue orders and Re j; onthe threat of taking the child to

Turkmenistan - failure to checkFamily Law to see whetherTurkmenistan is a Conventioncountry; and on the grandmother'Swish to apply for residence - failureto mention need for leave to makean application

Question 2 on ancillary relief -failure to mention the Piglowskaand White cases, limited discussionof pensions, clean break, the

Question 4 on Family Law Act,Part II - some candidates still gotthe time limits wrong and some didnot put forward ideas forimproving the Act.

Copies of past papers withguidelines for the answers areavailable from Mary I'Anson for£25.

The third round is now under way.If you are interested in applying forthe fourth round, the timetable is asfollows:

Deadline for notifying MaryI'Anson - 3 August 2000.

Prospectus and application formssent out - 7 August

Deadline for return of applicationforms - 31 August

Portfolio assignments sent out -7 September

Core assignment sent out -2 November

Deadline for return of completedportfolios and core assignment -7 November.

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Listed below, our Specialist Accredited Members from Rounds 1 and 2:Solicitors FamilyLaw Association

Naomi Angell Goodman Ray London

Kryntara Apps Wynne Baxter Godfree Uckfield---

Emma Arkell Charles Russell London

Jacqueline Ashley Gill Akaster Plymouth

Lynda Ashworth Wood & Awdry Chippenham

Caroline Attwood Anthony Gold Lerman & Muirhead London

Robert Audino Hart Brown & Co Guildford

Priscilla Balkwill White & Sherwin Croydon -----Rosemary Ballinger Roland Robinsons & Fentons Blackpool

Indra Banga J R Jones Birmingham

Stuart Barlow Constantinou Barlow Nottingham

Amarjit Bhachu Mackenzie & Co HounslowWendy Boyce Bond Pearce Plymouth

David Brain E David Brain & Co St AustellAndrew Breakwell Foster Baxter Cooksey Wolverhampton

Carole Brennan Morecroft & Urquart Crosby

Julie Bridgman Gordons Wright & Wright Keighley

Jane Brothwood Hughes Paddison CheltenhamHelen Broughton Morecroft Urquhart Liverpool

---Amanda Brown Adams Harrison Haverhill

John Brownrigg Stone King & Wardle Bath

Simon Bruce Farrer & Co LondonMichael Burridge Blake Lapthorn PortsmouthJanette Butler Thomas Eggar Church Adams Worthing

--Pauline Butler Pauline L Butler CarlisleHelen Cain Kenningham Underwood Armstrong BradfordGrant Cameron Brutton & Co FarehamShani Carr Hand Morgan & Owen RugeleyAlexander Carruthers Bates Wells & Braithwaite LondonMichael Cassidy George Mills Washington

Penelope Catchpole Graysons SheffieldPhilip Chapman Mitchells YorkEdwina Colegate-Srone Jerome & Co Newport lOWJohn Collins Harold G Walker & Co BournemouthJohn Cooper Clarke Willmott & Clarke Taunton

Timothy Costley-White Lawrence Tucketts Bristol

Ian Coules Burroughs Day BristolSarah Cove Miles & Partners LondonGraham Coy Ormerod Heap & Marshall CroydonKathryn Coyle Struchbery Stone Maidenhead

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Emma Crabbe Iliffes Booth Bennett Chesham

Jane Craig Manches & Co LondonBarry Crawford Hill & Abbott ChelmsfordFelicity Crowther Bindman & Partners London

Susan Cuthbertson Susan Cuthbertson & Co Ilkley

John Darnton Bircham & Co London

Colin Davies Linder Myers Manchester

Caroline Denham Longueville Gittins OswestrySally Dowding Elwyn Jones & Co Bangor

Beverley Drake Crombie Wilkinson & Robinson York

Stephen Duncombe Dale & Newbery Staines

Bruce Edgington Simpson Robertson & Edgington Southend-On-Sea

Alison Elmer Burton & Co Lincoln

Jo English Gill Akaster Plymouth

Susan Eskinazi Eskinazi & Co London

Joan Ferguson Joan Ferguson & Co Manchester

Dorothy Flood Challenor Gardiner OxfordLawrence Ford Boase Bennetts & James PenzancePeter Foskett Gordons Wright & Wright BradfordPaul Foster Foster & Partners Bristol

Katherine Gage Wynne Baxter Godfree Eastbourne

Jane Gale 0' Donnells PrestonSally Gandon Sheppersons HorleyKay Georgiou Kay Georgiou Solicitor LondonKaren Giles Hooper Holt & Co Redhill

Alan Glover Mills Kemp & Brown BarnsleyKathryn Glynn David Levene & Company LondonJacqueline Godfrey Barlow Rowland AccringtonJill Goldman Thomas Eggar Verrall Bowles HorshamSheila Gooderham Thomas Eggar Church Adams Chichester

Anne Gooding Mcnamara Ryan Weybridge

Janet Goodinson Ashton Morton Slack SheffieldBarry Greenfield Greenfield Whiston KetteringElizabeth Guiver Herbert Mallam Gowers OxfordElaine Guy George Carter & Co Kingston -Upon -Thames

Catherine Hallam Burges Salmon Bristol

Melanie Hamer Wendy Hopkins & Co Cardiff

Shauna Hammond Newman & Bond BarnsleyAmelia Hanley Lyons Davidson BristolNina Hansen Farrell Matthews & Weir London

Carol Harney Cabral & Co Redhill

Charmaine Hast Tuck & Mann Epsom

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joanna Hawkins J Garrard & Allen Olney

Robin Heer Heer Manak Solicitors Coventry

Georgina Hetherington Shepherd Harris & Co EnfieldDavid Hodson The Family Law Consortium London

John Hooper John Hooper & Co Nottingham

John Hudson Hudsons Solicitors Settle---Simon Hughes Rees Page Solicitors Wolverhampton--John Hugman Lees Lloyd Whitley BirkenheadNigel Humphreys Plummer Tilsey Colchester

Anthony Hum Whiteford Crocker Plymouth

Anne-Marie Hutchinson Dawson Cornwell & Co London

Karen Ioannou TG Baynes Dartford

Steven Jacob Fahri Jacob London

Sarah Jelly Wynne Baxter Godfree Lewes

Peter Johnson D' Angibau Willmot Bournemoutb

Peter Jones Jones Myers Gordon Leeds

Tina Juhanson F Barnes & Son Romford

Susan Jury Wolferstans Plymouth

Jane Keir Kingsley Napley LondonAnthony Kiernan Clark Kiernan Tunbridge Wells

Andrew Kirkconel Bell Pope Southampton

Stephen Kirwan Nowell Mellor & Nowell Stafford-----

Mary Kosky Sherwood Wheatley Kingston-Upon- Thames

Fiona Lazenby Flint Bishop & Barrett Derby

Deborah Leask Bates Wells & Braithwaite London

Lynden Lever Stone King BathAndrew Levey Blake Lapthorn PortsmouthAlison Levitt Dale & Newbery Feltham

Jacqueline Lewis Kirkwoods Epsom

Christopher Lewis Gareth Emery & Co PontypriddNicholas Lines Vernon & Shakespeare OldburyPeter Littlewood Chafes StockportMartin Loxley Irwin Mitchell Sheffield

Colin Luckett R A & C P Hepstonstall GooleSamuel Lynch-Watson Linder Myers Manchester

Alison Macaulay Harris & Harris FromeAnn Mansfield Harts LeicesterRebecca Marshall Clarke Willmott & Clarke Yeovil

William Massey Manches & Co London

Ann McCabe Brown & Corbishley N ewcastle-Under-Lyme

David McHardy Hutchins & Co LondonJudith Middleton Latimer Hinks Darlington

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Margot Moffitt Harvey & Marron N ewcastle- Upon- Tyne

Sharon Montgomery Montgomery Short Codicote

Angela Moores Addleshaw Booth & Co Leeds

Jennifer MW1dy Mundy & Co Croydon

Peter Murphy Garstans Bolton

James Myatt Lyons Davidson Bristol~-John Myers Jones Myers Gordon Leeds

Daniel Newell Roland Robinsons & Fentons Blackpool

Dorothy Nott Crombie Wilkinson York

Jane Oakes Lorimer Longhurst & Lees Cambridge

Stefanie O'Bryen Elizabeth Muirhead Watlington

Caroline O'Donnell Miller Sands Cambridge

Karen O'Neill Karen O'Neill & Co Newton Abbot

Tim O'Regan Rudlings & Wakelam Thetford

Fiona O'Sullivan Cartwright Lewis Birmingham

Rosalind Oswald Ford Cunningham & Co Marlborough

Stephen Parker Browning & Co Redditch

Charmaine Parrish J Garrard & Allen Olney

Elinor Parry Longueville Gittins Oswesrry

Laura Pawley Gumersalls Epsom

Steven Payne Gepp & Sons Chelmsford

Charlotte Perrin Jefferies Basildon

Brian Pinsent Fairley & Co Bedford

James Pirrie The Family Law Consortium London

Christine Plews Linnells Oxford

Peter POW1d Mowll & MowU Dover

Sharon Powell Thomas Eggar Church Adams Reigate

David Prince Irwin Mitchell Sheffield

Dinshaw Printer Moore & Blatch Lymingron

Carol Pritchard Yates & Co Nottingham

Timothy Quincey Warren & Allen 1 ottingham

Maggie Rae Clintons London

John Randle Mogers Bath

Peggy Ray Goodman Ray London

Mary Raymont Brachers Maidstone

Margaret Roberts Clarke Willmott & Clarke Taunton

Andrew Robotham Blakemores Ashby De La Zouch

Hilary Rodgers Forsters London

Geoffrey Rutter Collyer Bristow London

Joanne Sabberron England & Co Great Yarmouth

David Salter Addleshaw Booth & Co Leeds

Richard Sax Manches & Co London

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Ruth Scarisbrick Bell Lamb & Joynson Runcorn

Thowheetha Shaah Leigh Williams Bromley

Louise Shields Stockport

Marcia Shields Duthie Hart & Duthie London

Margaret Simpson Archers Stockton-On- Tees

Sandra Sinclair Sinclair Smith Stockport

Tracey Smith Mowbray Woodwards With Ingles Bath

John Stakes Cranswick Watson Leeds

Julia Stanczyk Miles Preston & Co London

Suzanne Stephenson Claytons LutonGillian Tabor Sumner & Tabor Berkhamsted

Michael Taylor Rice-Jones Halifax

Deborah Thompson Sharp & Partners Nottingham

Ann Thompson Harman Garfinkel & Co London

Philip Thorneycroft Wolferstans Plymouth

Jill Trelfa Trelfa & Co Hampton Hill

David Truex International Family Law Chambers London

Elizabeth Vernon Clintons London

Lynn Vernon Duthie Hart & Duthie London

Marlene Walker Walker & Walker SevenoaksIan Walker Tozers Exeter

Adrian Waterhouse Turner & Wall Keighley

Philip Way Addleshaw Booth & Co Leeds

Phillip Wilkins Hudgell & Partners London

Diana Williams Mason Moore Dutton Chester

Jane Wilson Hall Smith Whittingham Crewe

Mary Wojcieszuk Green & Co Manchester

Angela Woodruff Moore & Tibbits Warwick

Paul Woods Wolferstans Plymouth

David Woodward Trumps BristolDenise Woodward Mason & Moore Dutton Chester

Nicolette Zarka Montgomery Short Codicote