Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
Rob George has been appointed as Special Advisor to the House of Lords Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014. Rob’s academic and practice expertise will be used to…
On Friday, 30 July 2021 the Supreme Court decision in T (A Child) [2021] UKSC 35 was published. This case concerns the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court to authorise…
Chambers is delighted to announce that Dr Rob George has been promoted to Professor of Law and Policy at UCL. The appointment will take effect from 1 October 2021.
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The following talks took place on Monday, 25 January 2021:
Jason Green – Lessons learned from recent cases on remote hearingsEdward Bennet & Paige Campbell – International child abduction updateSian…
Rob was brought in as a specialist junior for the Appellant mother in Re NY (Abduction: Inherent Jurisdiction) [2019] UKSC 49.
This appeal concerned a father’s application for an order…
The latest edition of Family Law – Texts, Cases and Materials, which was co-authored by Rob George, is now available to purchase here.
Rob George represented the appellant in the Supreme Court hearing of Re NY (A Child) on Thursday 18 July. The issues relate to the Court’s powers under its inherent jurisdiction…
On appeal before Moor J, Rob successfully upheld a decision of the Family Court that required a child to be returned to London following an earlier unilateral move to the North…
We are delighted to announce that Rob George has been chosen as a member of the Family Procedure Rules Committee’s EU Exit Working Group. As a member of this group…
This was the first case to go to the Court of Appeal on second appeal from the High Court since the procedure rules changed in 2016 so that first appeals…
Mr Justice Cobb has allowed an application brought by Rob’s client to change the names of two children so that their identities are not known to their father, and to…
Harcourt Chambers is delighted to announce that Rob George has been recognised by the Young Barristers Committee for his contribution to pro bono work.
Rob will be awarded a certificate…