Adam Kayani

Adam accepts instructions in the full range of chambers’ work across the spectrum of family law.

Public Law Children 

Adam has appeared on behalf of numerous Local Authorities in a range of Public Law applications ranging from case management and final hearings in the County Court to contested deprivation of liberty proceedings in the High Court. Adam has also appeared on behalf of parents successfully fighting for contact with children in care and wider family members seeking special guardianship orders. Adam has also worked on behalf of both Local Authorities and parents to successfully rehabilitate children back into the care of their families with the appropriate support and guidance.

Private Law Children and Matrimonial Finance 

Adam has a thriving practice in private children law applications, appearing on behalf of parents seeking Child Arrangements Orders in the first instance and also for those seeking to enforce existing arrangements as well as those undertaking Fact-Finding hearings in contested matters.

Adam has experience of having previously worked as a County Court advocate, undertaking over 500 County Court hearings across a range of civil-law matters. He has also spent time as a paralegal specialising in commercial litigation disputes involving companies with international mining interests, franchise disputes, construction and insolvency issues. These experiences combine with his knowledge gained during his LLM studies, which focussed on the application of the ‘Sharing Principle’ in practice, to give him a broad and insightful perspective on the commercial realities involved in matrimonial finance applications such that he is able to give creative and pragmatic advice on them.