Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
Nick Goodwin KC led Sarah Watters (7, Harrington St), for the successful appellant local authority and Jonathan Sampson KC led Elizabeth Brennan (Exchange Chambers) for the third respondent in Re…
Aidan, instructed by Daniells Family Law Ltd, led Victoria Hoyle in J (Children: Reopening Findings of Fact) [2023] EWCA Civ 465. Aidan represented A in this appeal by A’s younger…
Our pupil, Thomas Braithwaite, gives his analysis of child maintenance top-ups following the decision in James v Seymour. Thomas’s analysis has been published in the Financial Remedies Journal.
Martha, instructed by HRS Solicitors, represented the mother in the local authority’s appeal of a judge’s refusal to grant a placement order in respect of a 2 year old who…
Thomas joined Harcourt as a pupil in October 2022 and is developing a practice across the full spectrum of Chambers’ expertise. Thomas was under the supervision of Suzanne Syme and…
In KN & Anor v RN & Ors [2023] EWHC 712 (Fam) Edward Bennett (instructed by Alison Leivesley of Bindmans) successfully argued that the court should recognise Nigerian adoptions at…
Martha Gray appeared for the respondent mother in In the matter of Z and X (Children: Article 13(b): Return to Kyiv) [2023] EWHC 602 (Fam) in which the father sought the summary return…
The Harcourt Chambers Oxford Family Law Moot in 2023 was deemed ‘a marked success’. The Grand Final took place on the 11th of March in Trinity College and was judged by…
Nick Goodwin KC represented a local authority and successfully opposed a parent’s appeal against findings of fact made in care proceedings.The full judgment can be found here.
Matthew Stott appeared for the respondent mother in the final welfare hearing in F v M before Mr Justice Hayden. Significant and very serious findings had previously been made against…
Aidan and Mavis appeared for the respondents in the Court of Appeal decision of Re C (Surrogacy: Consent) [2023] EWCA Civ 16, an appeal by surrogate & biological mother against parental…
Daniel Sheridan is an experienced child law practitioner, specialising in public and private law proceedings. Daniel is experienced in complex cases involving abuse, non-accidental injuries and neglect, among other sensitive issues.…