I would not recommend these. I have had issues with social services for 4 years now and these have been totally pointless. I raised my daughter from 10month old until she was 8, I asked for help from social services and got no help until a point I was mentally drained. I was back at court In April 2023 and Paul Kirby recommended a barrister, she is an ex social worker and In court she told me not to contest and the courts would put a court order that social services must treat me equal to my daughters mum, I then found out from the social services complaint team that they are not court orders and just recommendations. So I contacted Paul Kirby and he said 'it is what it is', then when I've contacted the person in charge of the family department because I'm not happy with how my case has been dealt with and want it looking into, the woman I'm charge of the family department 'Sarah Clubley' who told me to basically clear off and they will send me all my court bundle and I can go look at it myself. These don't actually represent and just happy to take the money. Pointless even using these against social services as they just side with them. My daughters mum who hasn't put any effort in for 8 years with our daughter has a much better firm representing her and they actually put things into the courts and now seeing our daughter 3 times a week, unsupervised, done no courses the courts recommend and lied through out the full court proceedings and still these don't actually make any arguments on my behalf.
