Specialists in Criminal and Family Law

Care Proceedings

Sometimes things go wrong in families and this can result of social services stepping in to protect children.

Care Proceedings

Legal Aid is always available to parents and children in care proceedings and is not means tested.

Sometimes things go wrong in families and this can result of social services stepping in to protect children.  At Panesar & Co, we recognise that this can be a distressing and disruptive time for all concerned. 

We have many years of experience in representing parents and other family members in these situations and we can provide you with professional and robust legal representation and guide you through what at times can be a complex and difficult court process.

Our dedicated team have many years of experience

Family Law

Legal Aid Assessment

Legal Aid is still available for some family cases. Generally, these are cases where there has been domestic abuse, child protection concerns or where parents are involved in care proceedings brought by a Local Authority. If you think you may be eligible we can assist in submitting your legal aid application on-line.

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Level of Service

If you are concerned about our level of service, please raise it with us and we will endeavour to resolve any concerns of complaint. Out terms of business with you, sets out how you can raise any complaints or concerns.

We have eight weeks to consider your complaint. If for any reason we are unable to resolve the problem between us within that timeframe, then you must ask the Legal Ombudsman to consider the complaint. The Legal Ombudsman may be contacted at PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton WV1 9WJ.

Please be aware that any complaint to the Legal Ombudsman must usually be made within six months of your having received a final written response from us about your complaint. Complaints to the Legal Ombudsman must usually be made within one year of the act or omission about which you are complaining; or within one year from when you should have known about or become aware that there were grounds for a complaint.

For further information, you should contact the Legal Ombudsman on 0300 555 0333 or visit: www.legalombudsman.org.uk

What our clients say

I would like to let you know that your calm voice and understanding manner in which  we spoke on the telephone gave me immense reassurance in the situation of being detained which at first  I didn’t understand after trying to defend myself. Your explanations were crystal clear and really broke down the details of alleged offences so I could better understand the predicament

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