The ‘exceptional‘ 30 Park Place Chambers has demonstrable strength in the public children law arena, with commendable ‘depth and choice of skilled, personable barristers‘. Among its silks, Catherine Heyworth KC boasts prowess across all areas of family law, with particular expertise in care and adoption proceedings and advocacy that is praised as ‘persuasive and powerful‘. Turning to the juniors, head of chambers Catrin John often appears in the High Court and is notably strong in public law cases surrounding significant sexual and physical child abuse, as is the ‘thorough and meticulous‘ Claire Williams, who also has particular expertise in allegations of fabricated illness and is a sought after practitioner for parents, interveners, foster carers, and prospective adopters. Nathan Jones is another key name at the set, frequently appearing against silks with experience in some of the gravest cases, for example those concerning the death of a child.
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‚James Dowse, Sadie Davies, and Sarah Worman are excellent and always incredibly helpful and quick to respond to enquiries.‘
‚The clerks are helpful and quick to respond. Sadie Davies is one of the family team clerks and is always on hand. If counsel is part-heard or unavailable she will solve the issue before you need to worry and find alternative representation.‘
‚Sadie Davies is always outstanding. Readily available, helpful and professional and one of, if not the best clerk.‘
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9 Park Place
9 Park Place is a go-to set for public children law proceedings, including those surrounding care, adoption, wardship, and special guardianship. Kate Hughes KC is a key silk at the set, and her practice is predominately centred around South Wales. Rhian Kirby is highly sought after for her expertise in care proceedings and representing local authorities, parents, guardians, and children. She also receives instructions from the Official Solicitor on behalf of adults with cognitive difficulties. Family law specialist David Gareth Evans handles complex private children law applications concerning sexual abuse, domestic violence, and internal and international relocation. Kayleigh Simmons is also of note for her strong capabilities in handling paediatric medical evidence and experts.
Linenhall Chambers
Care cases concerning vulnerable individuals are a key offering from the family group at Linenhall Chambers, which is home to a ‘fantastic set of barristers‘, including Kathryn Anslow; she is highly proficient in representing local authorities, parents, and children in both private and public law cases, including those surrounding allegations of the infliction of life-threatening injuries, neglect, and sexual abuse, and she is praised for being ‘meticulous in her preparation‘. Hannah Horton‘s practice largely consists of care cases and she is often sought after for representing vulnerable parents, while Nicholas Sefton is highly experienced in cases surrounding domestic violence that include the use of weapons, jurisdictional matters, and attachment disorders in children. Joint head of the family group Sarah Morgan has a strong grounding in matters pertaining to fabricated illness, neglect, and the starvation of children, and for relocation-related cases, Raj Kanda is a go-to practitioner who is ‘is highly knowledgeable and consistently demonstrates exceptional client care‘.
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‚James D’Arcy has an excellent ability to match client needs with the right barrister, ensuring that every case is handled by the most suitable counsel. His communication skills are excellent, ensuring smooth coordination. James is reliable, efficient, and a pleasure to work with.‘
‚James D’Arcy is very user friendly and tries hard to help.‘
‚James D’Arcy is brilliant, very knowledgeable and helpful, making instructing counsel very easy.‘
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‚James Dowse, Sadie Davies, and Sarah Worman are excellent and always incredibly helpful and quick to respond to enquiries.‘
‚The clerks are helpful and quick to respond. Sadie Davies is one of the family team clerks and is always on hand. If counsel is part-heard or unavailable she will solve the issue before you need to worry and find alternative representation.‘
‚Sadie Davies is always outstanding. Readily available, helpful and professional and one of, if not the best clerk.‘
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9 Park Place
9 Park Place is a go-to set for public children law proceedings, including those surrounding care, adoption, wardship, and special guardianship. Kate Hughes KC is a key silk at the set, and her practice is predominately centred around South Wales. Rhian Kirby is highly sought after for her expertise in care proceedings and representing local authorities, parents, guardians, and children. She also receives instructions from the Official Solicitor on behalf of adults with cognitive difficulties. Family law specialist David Gareth Evans handles complex private children law applications concerning sexual abuse, domestic violence, and internal and international relocation. Kayleigh Simmons is also of note for her strong capabilities in handling paediatric medical evidence and experts.
Linenhall Chambers
Care cases concerning vulnerable individuals are a key offering from the family group at Linenhall Chambers, which is home to a ‘fantastic set of barristers‘, including Kathryn Anslow; she is highly proficient in representing local authorities, parents, and children in both private and public law cases, including those surrounding allegations of the infliction of life-threatening injuries, neglect, and sexual abuse, and she is praised for being ‘meticulous in her preparation‘. Hannah Horton‘s practice largely consists of care cases and she is often sought after for representing vulnerable parents, while Nicholas Sefton is highly experienced in cases surrounding domestic violence that include the use of weapons, jurisdictional matters, and attachment disorders in children. Joint head of the family group Sarah Morgan has a strong grounding in matters pertaining to fabricated illness, neglect, and the starvation of children, and for relocation-related cases, Raj Kanda is a go-to practitioner who is ‘is highly knowledgeable and consistently demonstrates exceptional client care‘.
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‚James D’Arcy has an excellent ability to match client needs with the right barrister, ensuring that every case is handled by the most suitable counsel. His communication skills are excellent, ensuring smooth coordination. James is reliable, efficient, and a pleasure to work with.‘
‚James D’Arcy is very user friendly and tries hard to help.‘
‚James D’Arcy is brilliant, very knowledgeable and helpful, making instructing counsel very easy.‘