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Ben Mansfield is a specialist children law barrister, dealing with complex private and public law cases. His busy case practice involves international cases, internal relocation, complex private law, serious allegations of emotional and physical harm including fatality and sexual abuse, complex expert evidence and novel points of law.
Ben is regularly involved in high profile reported cases, most recently:
- Re: C (‘Parental Alienation’; Instruction of Expert) 2023 EWHC 345 (Fam)): before the President giving guidance as to experts in alienation cases, and approach.
- A v B & Ors [2023] EWFC 304 (B): rare case of contested step-parent PR.
- Re: Fatima & Ors [2023] EWFC 212: death of child and sexual abuse.
- A Father v A Mother [2024] EWHC 3125 (Fam): non-Hague summary return and application of PD12J and fact finding
- Lack of Multiagency Approach to Deaf Parents [2024] EWFC 364 (Fam)
Ben is equally adept at representing high net worth clients and the most vulnerable. He is known for his clear focus on case strategy and mastery of the detail of the case and ability to instil confidence in the client.
Called 2005, Inner Temple. Qualified and practiced in the Midlands and joined 36 Family 2014.
FLBA; Midland Circuit.
London School of Economics, Nottingham Law School (Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Vocational Course 2004-2005).
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Ben Mansfield is a specialist in both public and private children law, who has experience of handling landmark test cases and a number of matters that are international in nature. He has particular expertise in relocation cases.
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Ben has a very clam and measured approach.
Ben is a formidable advocate, who is articulate, incisive and fearless. He has an ability to pitch arguments in a way that resonates with judges.
Ben Mansfield is calmness personified and is somehow able to unpick the most complex of knotty children cases.
Ben has a very clam and measured approach.
Ben is a formidable advocate, who is articulate, incisive and fearless. He has an ability to pitch arguments in a way that resonates with judges.
Ben Mansfield is calmness personified and is somehow able to unpick the most complex of knotty children cases.