Lawrence Messling joins 3PB's Birmingham chambers
1st November 2016
3PB is delighted to announce that Lawrence Messling (Call 1983), formerly St Philips chambers' Deputy Head of chambers and Head of the Family Law Group, has joined 3PB's Birmingham chambers.
Lawrence is an experienced family law barrister advising in serious public law children cases, often appearing in High and County Courts. He has more than twenty five years experience as an advocate in public law children’s cases. He has also undertaken cases involving vulnerable adults and children for over 25 years in a variety of jurisdictions, including involving mental health and social care legislation, and undertakes Court of Protection cases.
He represents local authorities, relatives and patients in health and welfare issues.
Lawrence has chaired the British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) Midlands Region Legal Group for some ten years and is a trainer on the pediatrician expert witness programme. He also lectures on aspects of public children law and often chairs related conferences and seminars, usually of a multidisciplinary nature.
He is warmly welcomed to 3PB.
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