Louise Last

Solicitor - Director and Head of Department

SRA ID: 38350

Louise joined in 1996 as a trainee solicitor, qualifying in 1998 and is now a Director and Head of Department in JNP Legal’s Family/Childcare Team. She is a member of the Law Society`s Children Act Panel Accreditation Scheme. She is also a member of the Association of Lawyers for Children and Resolution and has over 20 years’ experience in practicing in family/child care law. Louise is also JNP Legal Anti Money Laundering Officer. Expertise: Louise’s particular area of expertise focuses on Private and Public proceedings concerning the welfare of children appearing at all court levels. She has practiced in this area representing parents, extended family members and other intervenors but the emphasis in more recent years has been in representing solely the children subject of the proceedings either by their Cafcass Guardians or acting independently and instructed directly by the child. In this field she has experience of complex cases involving sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect of children. Memberships: Member of the Law Society’s Children Act Panel Accreditation Scheme