Legal Practice

Are you stressed by a legal matter affecting your family, child or young person in your care? 

Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) has over 30 years' experience helping people to sort out their family, child and education law problems through specialist legal advice, assistance and representation*.

The Legal Practice employs specialist, accredited solicitors with expertise in family, child and education law, and it operates from offices in Colchester, Essex and in Bloomsbury, London. We advise and represent young people and their carers in court proceedings. Our solicitors are members of the Law Society's family law and children's panels.

Family and Child Law

Areas of expertise include:

• Looked after children
• Local authority duties towards children
• Parent and child contact
• Child protection
• Domestic violence.

Education Law

Areas of expertise include:

• Special educational needs 
• Admissions and appeals
• Disability discrimination
• Bullying
• Exclusions.

* Legal representation is only available to people who are eligible for Legal Aid - if you are unsure whether you are eligible we can carry out a means assessment with you over the phone.