Wing Yan Chan

Wing practises in both public and private children law and the court of protection.

She has a broad experience representing local authorities, parents, grandparents and children.  Issues regularly involve neglect, emotional and physical abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, mental health difficulties and placement outside the jurisdiction.  She also has experience of cases involving force feeding, fabricated and factitious illness, and complex cases involving multiple children.  She regularly appears before circuit and high court judges.

In private law proceedings, Wing represents clients in a range of s.8 Children Act 1989 matters, including residence, contact, prohibited steps orders and applications to remove the child from the jurisdiction.  She also represents clients in Family Law Act 1996 injunctions and domestic violence matters.

LLB (Hons) Lancaster University.  LLM London School of Economics.  PGDip Inns of Court School of Law.  Lincoln’s Inn Hardwicke Scholar.  Lincoln’s Inn Thomas More Bursary Award.