Martin Downs and Aviva Le Prevost successful in Court of Appeal challenge on Wardship - Jan 2013
Aviva Le Prevost is an experienced Family Law Practioner. She specialises in all aspects of public and private law concerning children.
Children (Public Law)In public law children work, Aviva is experienced primarily in the representation of parents and children and has also represented local authorities. Aviva is often involved in complex proceedings involving disputed medical evidence and serious allegations of sexual abuse.
Selected Cases
- Re LM (Reporting Restrictions: Coroner's Inquest) [2008] 1 FLR 1360.
- A County Council v K, D AND L [2005] 1 FLR 851.
In private law children Aviva covers all aspects, from contact and residence disputes to declarations of parentage, leave to remove from the jurisdiction and wardship.
Aviva represents clients in injunctive proceedings under both the Family Law Act 1989 and the inherent jurisdiction, including where allegations of serious domestic violence or abuse have been made. She has gained much experience of such applications, particularly where those applications are linked to concurrent Children Act 1989 proceedings.
Aviva accepts work from lay clients via Direct Access. You can view her profile here.