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Care and Protection of Children Act 2007
143CDuties of legal practitioner
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143C Duties of legal practitioner
(1) A legal representative for a child must:
(a) take all reasonable steps to ascertain whether the child is of
sufficient maturity and understanding to be able to give
instructions in relation to the proceedings; and
(b) take all reasonable steps to:
(i) if the child is of sufficient maturity and understanding –
obtain instructions from the child; or
(ii) otherwise – ascertain the views and wishes of the child
for the purposes of section 143B(1)(b)(ii).
(2) A legal representative for a child must take all reasonable steps to
actively and professionally represent the child as if the legal
practitioner had been engaged by the child.
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