Kate Aubrey Johnson of the Garden Court Children's Rights Team has contributed to the updated Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) 'Good practice guide for youth court solicitors'.
The SRA guidance outlines what good practice looks like for solicitors practising in youth courts. Read the full guidance here.
Kate Aubrey-Johnson is on the SRA's Advocacy Forum and contributed to the drafting of this guidance as a youth justice expert and children's rights specialist.
She regularly advises on issues affecting children in the criminal justice system, she co-chairs the Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board Quality of Advocacy Working Group and is co-author of the leading textbookYouth Justice Law and Practice (LAG, 2019).
Kate has been featured in the SRA's short video: 'Hints and tips for youth court advocates'. Watch below: