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Head of Department

Ruth Slader

Head of Family Department · Partner and Head of Family and Care Team

Daniel Woodman & Co. Limited

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About Ruth

Ruth Slader is Head of the Family and Care Team at Daniel Woodman & Co, with over 30 years of family law experience. She trained as a solicitor in a specialist family law firm in South Wales before returning to the UK to specialise in child protection law. Ruth focuses on representing parents within care proceedings, particularly in non-accidental injury cases, and has experience with international child abduction matters and complex deprivation of liberty orders. She is accredited on the Law Society’s Children Panel and has represented children through their Guardians in both public and private law proceedings.

Areas of expertise

Child protection
Care proceedings
Non-accidental injury (NAI)
Fabricated or induced illness (FII)
Family law
International child abduction

Awards & recognition

Law Society Children Law Accreditation Panel (January 2020)
Children Guardian representative

Professional background

Education
Trained in specialist family law firm (South Wales)

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Last updated: 7 April 2026

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