Family: Matrimonial Finance

Andrew Day maintains a strong reputation for financial and property disputes. He has notable experience of handling cases involving onshore and offshore trust assets, dissipation of assets, businesses and pensions, and cases arising from criminal confiscation proceedings and tax penalty exposure. In addition to serving as an advocate, he is a qualified arbitrator.

Elizabeth Isaacs KC is an impressive silk with an excellent reputation in complex care proceedings, which is reinforced by her former career in child protection social work. She is regularly instructed in cases involving death, fabricated illness or serious injury, and also handles the more intricate aspects of private law such as surrogacy and same-sex parenting issues.

Justine Lattimer is an expert in public law children matters, including serious injury, abuse and grooming cases. Her caseload includes matters with complex medical evidence and vulnerable clients. She is held in high regard by instructing solicitors for her ability to communicate well with clients.

Mark Cooper-Hall provides local authorities, guardians, parents and interveners with high-quality representation in family matters. He focuses on public law and has dealt with the full raft of charges, from non-accidental injury through to murder and sexual abuse. He is able to assist vulnerable clients, including children and those in high-risk groups.

Matthew Fiddy acts in a range of public and private law matters where he represents both children and parents. He is increasingly recognised for his handling of cases involving physical abuse, care and placement orders, and international child abductions.

Matthew Maynard represents parents, local authorities and children in complicated care proceedings which often concern severe non-accidental injuries, fabricated illness and child death. He is noted for his private law practice, which has a particular slant towards surrogacy matters and international movement of children.

Nicholas Starks is an excellent advocate who largely focuses on multifaceted financial provision cases arising from divorce as well as under TOLATA, Schedule 1 applications and the Civil Partnership Act. He is regularly instructed in disputes of a high-value and complex nature concerning farms, businesses and other kinds of assets. He shows further expertise in nuptial settlements.

Timothy Bowe KC is adept at handling cases of complexity involving forensic medical evidence and analysis as well as working on cases regarding child abuse and international surrogacy, and also represents the local authority.

Tracy Lakin is a Children Act specialist representing local authorities, guardians, parents and children in public and private childcare proceedings. She has significant experience in cases that involve aspects such as serious injury, sexual abuse and accidental injury.

Charmian Jackson is a talented advocate whose practice includes both public and private family law. Among other matters, she has noted experience of financial remedies cases that involve individuals with disabilities, debt and state benefits considerations. Her practice also extends to charges of abuse and parental alienation.

Tom Harrill is a well-respected junior barrister with a strong practice in all manner of cases relating to children. He is instructed in both private and public law proceedings, including complex injury cases, challenging disputes involving parental rights and matters with cross-border elements.

Benjamin Chapman is a Civil and Family Barrister with a broad practice encompassing private children law and matrimonial finance. He assists clients with mandates involving relationship breakdowns, domestic abuse and parental alienation.

Gregory Rogers focuses on care work, including cases involving severe non-accidental injury and sexual abuse. He provides additional experience in matters regarding child injury, where complex medical evidence is often necessitated.

Moira Ashton-Walsh is an expert in private law Children Act matters. She regularly acts in cases involving challenging issues such as alienation and relocation, and in complex and long-running contact matters.

Nina Bache is a child law specialist and experienced advocate who receives instructions in public and private law cases that regularly involve severe abuse and call for complex medical evidence. She has a particular interest in representing children, although she also works with parents, guardians and local authorities and is known for taking on cases that concern particularly vulnerable parties.

Samuel Coe has a growing practice in family law. He is well versed in handling complex children matters including non-accidental injuries and physical and sexual abuse cases.