Francesca Wiley KC MCIArb

Children (Public Law)

Parents, grandparents, carers, Guardians and Local Authorities regularly instruct Francesca in the most serious Public Law cases at High Court and Appellate level. In particular, she specialises in cases involving very significant injuries and/or the death of children in disputed circumstances, as well as child sexual abuse, trafficking, radicalisation and forced marriage. Often, in these cases, the police have not prosecuted or are awaiting charging decisions. She often undertakes cases involving serious head injuries, where there may be potential genetic and other underlying blood and bone disorders present, as well as those in which the medical evidence is so complex that the experts cannot agree.

Selected Cases

• A County Council v L and Ors [2021]EWHC 48
• Re D (A child)(Appeal Out of Time)[2020]EWHC 1167
• X RE [2015] EWFC B168 (12 May 2015)
• GO v EN & Ors [2014] EWHC 3622 (Fam) (17 October 2014)
• Peterborough County Council v SU & Ors [2014] EWFC B92
• Surrey County Council v AB & Others [2014] EWHC 1115 (Fam)
• Re C (Family Assistance Order) Magistrate’s Court of the Falkland Islands (2014)
• Re A and B (Wardship and Supervision Order) Falkland Islands’ Supreme Court (2013)
• Re A and B (Reporting of Judgment) Falkland Islands’ Supreme Court (2013)
• Re J (Child Giving Evidence) [2010] EWHC 962 (Fam) 2 FLR 1080
• Re S (A Child) [2009] EWCA civ 945 Re M [2007] 2 FLR 1006