Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
Save the Date. 21st June 2024 at the Ashmolean, Oxford.
We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Infant Head Injuries in Child Protection Proceedings Conference 2024.
Join us for crucial…
John Vater KC, leading Charlene Henderson of 7 Bedford Row, was instructed by Kundert Solicitors to represent the Second Respondent Father and Hannah Mettam, leading Andrew Duncan of 3 Paper Buildings, was…
John Vater KC led Hannah Mettam, instructed by Jackson West, represented the Second Respondent and Aidan Vine KC led Chris Watson of St Philips Chambers, instructed by Penmans, represented the…
We are thrilled to announce that John Vater KC will be speaking at the upcoming Resolution Oxford Family Law Seminar on the 29th February.
John has been practicing as a…
Yesterday evening Harcourt Chambers held their ADR seminar in The Garden Room, Trinity College, Oxford. Various members of our ADR team gave talks on the following topics:
Early Neutral Evaluation…
John’s talk, ‘Infant Head Injury: Tips and Pitfalls’, will be held remotely at 17:30 on 28th September and is free for all members of the West Midlands FLBA.
John, instructed by Pardoes, represented the 1st Respondent and Aidan, instructed by Daniells Family Law Company, represented the 4th and 5th Respondents in A Council v H & Ors [2023] EWFC 47 (29 March 2023…
The judgment can be found here.
Frances Judd QC led Anna Yarde and John Vater QC led Alison Williams in the Court of Appeal in the case of Re S (Children) [2016] EWCA Civ 1090.
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John Vater QC, Edward Devereux, Mehvish Chaudhry and Rob George appear in the Supreme Court case Re N (Children) [2016] UKSC 15.
The Supreme Court judgment concerning the applicability of…
The winner is to be announced at the annual dinner on 8th October 2015.
The shortlisting is a recognition of John’s dedication and excellence in the field of Children’s law.
John Vater QC appeared in Re M [2015] EWHC 1433 (Fam), in which the President made emergency orders in wardship requiring the return of a number of children to the jurisdiction following…