Lindsay Adams

Practice

Lindsay began her career as a criminal defence lawyer but gradually began to build up a family practice. She gave up her criminal practice four years ago to concentrate solely on her growing care work.

Lindsay specialises in representing parents in public law proceedings and has a particular empathy with parents who have learning difficulties and mental health problems.

The criminal defence background has been invaluable in conducting cases which involve fact-finding hearings, particularly those with allegations of non-accidental injuries.

Lindsay regularly gives training seminars in child and family law to various organisations.

She is trained in direct access.

She is the Head of the Family Group.

Notable Cases

> R v Pennington 16 Cr App R(S) 409 CA This was the test case for sentencing under S2(2)(b) CJA

> R v Connell and others, the Bolton Seven case, which involved the prosecution of seven men for buggery and acts of gross indecency in the bad old days when, in the same set of circumstances, no heterosexual would have been guilty of an offence. Channel 4 made a docu-drama about the trial.

> R v El-Hannachi (1998) 2 Crim App R 266 This case became pivotal in ID cases.

> R v Aston (1993) 14 Cr App R (S)

Publications

Co-author of Blackstone’s Guide to the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004.
Contributor to the General Council of the Bar and Criminal Bar Association’s Response to the CJA White Paper “Justice for All”

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association Criminal Bar Association Amnesty International

Specialisms

Adoption Child Abduction Care Proceedings Emergency protection of children