Stephen Chippeck

• K.C.C. v. S & C [Medway CC] 2017

  Baby Shaking Death of 5 month old son

  Stephen Chippeck acted for the step-father in this 5 week Fact Finding involving the death of a 5 month old boy following a shaking incident. Instructed by Patrick Lawrence Solicitors.

• Medway Council v. X 2016

  Care Proceedings

  Stephen Chippeck leading Lizzie Wilson representing a learning and physically disabled mother who was alleged to have made up false rape allegations and child cruelty allegations against F. Following the hearing the allegations against her found to be false and her allegations against F found to be true and her child ordered to remain with her.

• Medway Council v. B 2016

  Father accused of NAHI to baby

  Stephen Chippeck representing learning disabled father with Paul Storey QC. F alleged to have caused serious head injury to baby. After the hearing F found not to be responsible for any injury.

• Kent County Council v. Y 2016

  Father alleged to have caused NAHI to 9 day old baby

  Stephen Chippeck representing young father alleged to have caused serious non- accidental injuries to his 9 day old baby.

• Medway Council v A & Ors [2015] EWFC B66 2015

  "Shaken Baby Case"

  Stephen Chippeck represented a learning disabled mother where allegations of shaking were found to be false and the baby was returned to her.

• XYZ v. Chief Constable of Gwent Constabulary: [2014] EWHC 1448 (QB) 2014

  Misfeasance in a public office

  Stephen Chippeck represented claimant in a claim of misfeasance in a public office brought by a police informer who was a Fathers4Justice campaigner arrested in possession of bullets and gunpowder.

• London Borough of Barnet v M/F [2014] EWFC B152 2014

  Wardship / inherent jurisdiction proceedings

  Stephen Chippeck representing a mother in wardship / inherent jurisdiction proceedings. 

• Hertfordshire CC v. F [2014] EWHC 2159 2014

  Care Proceedings

  Stephen Chippeck representing mother with very significant learning disabilities. 

• PBD v. Chief Constable of Greater Manchester [2013] EWHC 3559 2013

  Breach of Contract

  Stephen Chippeck represented Claimants on the witness protection programme in their claim for breach of contract against Greater Manchester Police.

• JG ( A child) v. LSC, Law Society & Secretary of State for Justice [2013] 2 FLR 1174 , [2013] Fam Law 1125 (Ryder J) 2013

  Judicial Review

  Stephen Chippeck represented the applicant concerning the obligations of the Legal Services Commission to fully fund the costs of a single joint expert report ordered in proceedings under the Children Act 1989 in circumstances where the child had a public funding certificate but the parents did not.

• West Midlands Police v. Lorenzo CA [2012] EWCA Civ 1863 2013

  Civil action against the Police

  Stephen Chippeck represented Claimant in jury action where several police officers were found by a jury to have carried out a racist attack on a Rastafarian citizen. Decision upheld in the Court of Appeal.

• ABC, JKL & XYZ v. A Chief Constable (QB Div; 13 Sep 2012) 2012

  Breach of Contract

  Stephen Chippeck represented Claimants in action for damages for breach of contract and negligence who had been part of the force’s witness protection programme.

• Re: B (Children) [2012] EWCA Civ 1275 2012

  Immediate removal of Children

  Stephen Chippeck represented M, dealing with when the immediate removal of children from their mother’s care is necessary and proportionate at an interim stage.

• Tinsa v. GMC [2008] All ER D 140 2008

  Judicial Review

  Stephen Chippeck represented a doctor on his appeal against the decision of the GMC to erase him from the medical register.

Notable Cases

• Medway Council v W [2015] EWFC B234 2015

  Father alleged to have sexually abused his children

  Medway Council v W (Fact Finding: Familial Sexual Abuse allegations and Local Authorities Approach) [2014] EWFC B 190

  Medway Council v W (2) (Welfare Hearing) [2015] EWFC B233

  Medway Council v W (3) (Further Fact Finding re Further Allegations) [2015] EWFC B234

  Series of cases where Stephen Chippeck represented a father alleged to have sexually abused his children. Following the hearing the allegations were found to be false

• Kent CC v D & Ors [2015] EWFC 96 2015

  Child Trafficking case

  Kent CC v D & Ors [2014] EWFC 59

  Kent CC v D & Ors (2) (Fact Finding) [2015] EWFC 93

  Kent CC v D & Ors (3) (Application for Re–hearing) [2015]  EWFC 94

  Kent CC v D & Ors (5) (Re- hearing) [2015] EWFC 96

  Series of High Court hearings where Stephen Chippeck with Paul Storey QC represented a mother alleged to have been involved in complex child trafficking where the allegations were found to be false after a re-hearing

• JG (Appellant) v. Lord Chancellor & Law Society [2014] 2 FLR 1218, [2014] 3 FCR 567, [2014] HRLR 18, [2014] Fam Law 1097 2014

  Judicial Review

  Stephen Chippeck acted for the appellant reversing  Ryder J.  A decision by the LSC not to fully fund the costs of a joint expert report ordered in private law proceedings under the Children Act 1989 , where the child had a public funding certificate but her parents did not was unlawful.

• Hussain v. Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary [2008] EWC Civ 1205, [2008] WLR (D) 342 2008

  Misfeasance in a public office

  Stephen Chippeck represented the Claimant before the Master of the Rolls - what constitutes psychiatric or physical injury for the purposes of misfeasance in public office.