Janice Kaufman
Email: janice.kaufman@steelandshamash.co.uk
Janice is a Partner of the firm. She is Joint Head of the Family Department and Head of the Mental Health Department.
She specialises in Child Care Law, and has extensive expertise in representing parents, children and Interveners in care proceedings, including cases involving non-accidental injury and allegations of parent fabricated illnesses.
Janice has represented many parents who have mental health difficulties and is regularly instructed by the Official Solicitor to represent parents who are under a disability. She represents parties in adoption proceedings and disputes over the residence and contact arrangements for children.
Janice has also been appointed in Private Law cases to represent children who have been made a party to proceedings.
Janice has been awarded Higher Rights of Audience (Civil Proceedings) by the Law Society, enabling her to represent clients at all levels of the Civil courts
Membership
- Member of the Law Society Children panel since 1994
- Member of the Association of Lawyers for Children.
- Member of the Law Society Panel of approved Mental Health Review Tribunal solicitors, and sits as a legal member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal.