“Dear Ryan, on behalf of my family, I would like to express our heartfelt thanks for your support, professionalism, and dedication throughout the process of helping us reunite with our child. Your involvement and the thoughtful way in which you approached my case provided us not only with legal solutions but also with hope and confidence during an extremely difficult time. Without your efforts and determination, I am certain the outcome would not have been the same. I am deeply grateful for the way you fought with professionalism and passion to defend our family’s rights and, above all, for the best interest of our child. We sincerely thank you and express our utmost appreciation for everything you have done for us. We will always remain grateful and will not hesitate to recommend your services to others facing similar challenges.”

“Professional and empathetic service . I instructed Mr Booth whilst going through a very personal and extremely difficult time. His incredible knowledge and understanding made the process so much easier to understand and his attention to detail helped ensure that I achieved a fair outcome. Mr Booth took the time to ensure I was kept updated throughout the process, readily available if I needed any information and eased any fears or worries.”

“Made a difficult time easier! Mr Booth made an extremely troublesome and worrying time easier for me to deal with due to his empathy and support. He made a complex case more understandable with his ability to explain things to me in my terms. I hope to never need his services again however, Mr Booth would be my first point of contact should I need his expertise again. It is so very rare to meet a professional that treats you with respect, kindness, empathy and support every step of the way.”

“Ryan Booth does a lot of children work directly for the child. He does more children work for children themselves. Ryan is very practical and he knows the law. I think he is an organised, hardworking and strong advocate. All of them together are quite collegiate and work well together. He’s articulate; when he’s in court he’s very good at getting his point across. I have seen him grow and change. He’s good.”

“Ryan’s client service and general level of service and level of sophistication are very strong. Ryan is highly experienced and a very good advocate, ensuring the needs of the child are foremost when representing Children.”

“With instructions from GT Stewart, and Ryan Booth in particular, I am aware that I will always be well and thoroughly briefed. The cases are always presented thoroughly and the attention to detail is excellent. Ryan is an expert child panel solicitor. He has been on the Children Panel for ten years and his experience shines. He is well-liked by lay clients and guardians alike. He is known for his meticulous preparation and his tenacity in court and in conferences. Ryan is referred cases by the local authority, other professionals and the judiciary due to his known professionalism and dedication. Ryan assists at events to train young lawyers and provide them with opportunities to practice their mooting skills. Ryan works very closely with barristers and KCs on the cases he undertakes. He also readily covers work for others in the office and provides invaluable experience to the junior members of his team.”

“Ryan Booth is highly professional. He represents both children and parents. The cases are always very well prepped, with full instructions, and he’s not shy of having a challenge on the evidence. He deals with complex non-accidental injury, sexual abuse and neglect cases. The case is always is fully prepped, him having thought outside the box about what might be needed. He is one of the two or three main people at GT Stewart. He is one of the directors and he does a lot of guardian and children work.”

“Ryan is an excellent advocate. He is very persuasive. He’s good across the board acting for children or Parents.”

“Ryan Booth has experience in abuse-related cases.”

“Ryan Booth is a bold lawyer who works incredibly hard to ensure his clients' cases are fought. His strength is how he handles representing children, he has an incredibly kind and warm manner about him which enables him to build excellent rapports with the most vulnerable of clients. At the same time he is the lawyer you want in your corner as he will not hesitate to stand up and confidently put forward his case.”

“Ryan Booth is exemplary in his handling of cases, fearless at promoting his clients' cases, and compassionate. Often instructed for the child or Guardian and involved in complex cases.”

“He's a solicitor I'd really rate. He is really robust, really forthright and he will make sure his clients get the best outcome they can.”

“He is absolutely brilliant. The care and attention that Ryan gives to his clients and their cases is astounding. It's rare to find a solicitor who is so effective, efficient and also kind.”

“Ryan Booth is an outstanding solicitor particularly notable for his work representing children.”

T: Children

Representation of a foster carer of over 25 years who had been accused of significant and historic sexual abuse of various foster children in his care. He and his wife had adopted a child and another subject to a Child Arrangements Order. Allegations were made that he had covertly recorded various girls in his care in the shower, drugged them with chloroform and sexually abused them in the most unimaginable ways. The case involved Leading and Junior Counsel, Cyrus Larizadeh KC and Joanne Porter and was head before Theis, J in the High Court. The evidence was extremely complex, with disputed medical evidence and necessarily involving various applications relating to disclosure, special measures given the vulnerabilities of the children/young adults who had been looked after and therefore the most vulnerable of individuals in our society and involved not only intermediaries for all the young people but also the client’s wife, who was also extremely vulnerable. The trial took place over 4 weeks. There was a concurrent criminal trial, which resulted in the client being imprisoned for 25 years. He appealed and was given a harsher sentence of 30 years. One of the most troubling cases to have been involved in both academically and emotionally.

B: Children

Representation of children in complex Care Proceedings involving trafficked children and sex rings, involving Eastern European children who were prolifically sexually abused by men in and around various eateries in East Kent. We represented several of the children in linked proceedings, involving a significant amount of disputed forensic / medical evidence, which difficulties were compounded by the families involved not having English as their first language. The case was heard before the High Court and lasted several weeks, involving a array of Leading and Junior Counsel.

S: Children

Representation of father in Care Proceedings whereby his children had suffered significant sexual abuse, perpetrated by a family friend who had preyed upon the father’s and his partner’s significant learning disabilities and vulnerabilities to gain access to the home and children. An example of failings by the Local Authority, who despite significant warning signs and information provided by third party agencies, such as police, NHS and Probation, the opportunities to protect this vulnerable family and their children. Given the complexity in the medical and other evidence, all parties and intervenors were represented by Leading and Junior Counsel over several weeks. Representing the father alongside eminent KC, Jo Delahunty and Chris Barnes. The client was exonerated from all findings, save a failure to protect, which he accepted.

Re: E

Representation of child in Care Proceedings whereby a previous child of the family had been murdered. The complexity of the case was compounded by the concurrent criminal proceedings, which lead to non-disclosure of certain documents to the other parties. There were a number of historical fractures identified by the post-mortem. The case was complex in that it dealt with the interrelation between the family and criminal courts and the different / competing interests both have.  The allegations included multiple failings to protect and involved Leading and Junior Counsel. The child was ultimately placed for adoption.

Z v Kent County Council [2013] EWFC 865

Representation of child in proceedings involving an application for an adoption order where there had been an abject failure to assesses the mother’s capacity and the maternal grandparents. Despite rigorous representation, the Court made a series of orders to progress the case to final hearing notwithstanding the mother had clear issues with capacity. The Court gave guidance on the approach to be adopted in such cases and in particular the approach to be adopted when considering the involvement of family members who put themselves forward to care for a child.

Re: C

Representation of a father who had killed the mother. There were concurrent criminal proceedings and necessitated careful representation with significant cross-over of evidence in both the family and criminal Courts. Working alongside both Leading and Junior Counsel given the extensive medical, forensic and police disclosure with a bundle running to 1000s of pages. The concurrent proceedings lead to a conviction for manslaughter given the defence of diminished responsibility and the children ultimately went to live with the paternal grandparents, despite resistance from both the Local Authority and the Guardian.

Re: O

Representation of a child in proceedings involving applications for Deprivation of Liberty Order and Secure Accommodation. There were significant concerns about the child’s involvement in criminal activity which resulted in multiple placement moves. The child had several criminal investigations also concurrently before the Court. The child’s complex psychological needs were ultimately assessed by a systemic therapist who had recently been praised before the Court of Appeal for pragmatically looking at cases to find solutions rather than apportioning blame, which was particularly key in this case given the antipathy that existed between the Local Authority and the parents. The child ultimately moved home pursuant to a Supervision Order, which was consistent with his wishes and feelings.

Re: H

Representation of children in very complex private law proceedings where they had been made parties pursuant to Rule 16.4 FPR 2010. The parents had been married and separated, resulting in the children not seeing their father. There were significant allegations by the mother of domestic abuse of herself and the children. The Court endorsed a family psychologist to undertake a holistic assessment of the family and which determined that the mother had deep-routed trauma and significant psychological difficulties, which were causing the children significant harm. The children were implacably opposed to contact including any indirect contact. The Local Authority became involved and ultimately the children went to live with their father but only after extensive psychological intervention to de-traumatise them. The children are doing remarkably well and have a positive relationship with their father.

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