William Tyzack

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Family: Children

London (Bar)

11 Years Ranked

Band 3

Family: Matrimonial Finance

London (Bar)

11 Years Ranked

About

Provided by William Tyzack

UK Bar

Practice Areas

One of only few barristers specialising in both complex finance and children proceedings, particularly international cases, as well as welfare and financial issues relating to vulnerable adults in the Court of Protection. An expert in forum, jurisdiction and international disputes – child abduction, relocation, international maintenance issues and private international law. Has advised on English/EU law in European jurisdictions and elsewhere, and has provided expert evidence to the Supreme Court of New York, USA, and appeared in court in Portugal as an expert witness. Recent cases: G v G (Supreme Court, 2021 – interplay between the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the Refugee Convention), Re X (Court of Appeal, 2021 – interplay between Brussels II revised and the 1996 Hague Convention), Haley v Haley (Court of Appeal, 2020 – appeals against arbitral awards in financial remedy proceedings).

Career

Pupillage at QEB 2007-8; Oxford University (First Class hons), City University and BPP. Middle Temple (Diplock scholarship, Harmsworth exhibition).

Professional Memberships

FLBA, Western Circuit, Reunite (child abduction) Legal Working Group.

Publications

Articles on EU law in International Family Law Journal: [2012] IFL 277 and [2015] IFL 258; joint editor with Thorpe LJ of the collected papers of the 2011 Dartington Interdisciplinary Conference

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Family: Children - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

William Tyzack William Tyzack is a versatile family junior with a mixed practice comprising both international finance and children proceedings. He handles matters including those relating to leave to remove, abduction and divorce. Tyzack has expertise in trusts and Schedule 1 disputes.

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Family: Matrimonial Finance - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is just a really safe counsel to instruct and has a real elegance about him. His preparation is exceptional, and he can really read the client and the opponent.