HEAD OF FAMILY DEPARTMENT

Carolyn Johnson practices exclusively in all aspects ofpublic and private family Law. She represents parents, grandparents, children, Guardians and local authorities in care cases, residence and contact disputes, injunctions, child abduction and applications to leave the jurisdiction in the Family Proceedings Court, County Court and the High Court.

Due to her long association with adoption matters as amember of Blackburn Diocesan Adoption agency and previously as a panel memberof Lancashire's Adoption panel and now as a trustee of Adoption MattersNorth West, she has a wide and practical knowledge as well as legal expertiseof adoption services in this country and abroad. 

She represented the parents in the reported case of:

"Re E (Care Proceedings: Social Work Practice) [2000] 2FLR 254]"

British Association for Adoption and Fostering

Adoption Matters North-West

Lawyers Christian Fellowship.

Grandparents Association

Northern Circuit Expert Witness initiative.

Direct Access:

As well as working conventionally as instructed by asolicitor Carolyn has been accredited by the Bar Council to accept instructionsdirectly from a member of the public or any organisation.

For further details please visit:

http://cobdendirect.co.uk/cobdendirect/

Carolyn has enjoyed a variety of employment including public appointments which have included serving as Chairman of the Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust and is still a member of numerous voluntary and charitable committees.

Membership of Organisations:

Northern Circuit

Family Law Bar Association

Child Concern