Our work covers all areas of family law, with particular expertise in the following areas:
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…
Edward Kirkwood was instructed by the Applicant Council, Alex Forbes instructed by Rowberry Morris, represented the Second Respondent Father and Andrew Leong, instructed by Griffiths Robertson Solicitors, represented the Fourth…
Simon Miller, instructed by RWK Goodman, appeared on behalf of A, the Child, in Re A (Foreign Adoption) [2023] EWFC 221. Care proceedings were started soon after A’s birth. There were serious…
James, instructed by Bastian Lloyd Morris, represented the First Respondent in Re U (A Child: Deprivation of Liberty) [2024] EWHC 228 (Fam) an application for a deprivation of liberty order (DoLS) which…
Margaret Styles, instructed by Jackson West, appeared for the First Respondent Mother in Warwickshire County Council v The Mother & Ors [2023] EWHC 399 (Fam) a final hearing of care proceedings. This alienation case is…
Our prestigious yearly Oxford University Family Law Moot provides a wonderful opportunity for Oxford Law Faculty students to put their legal research and advocacy skills to the test in front…
Nick Goodwin KC leading Elisabeth Wickham, instructed by Birmingham City Council, represented the Applicant in Birmingham City Council v M & Ors [2023] EWHC 3312 (Fam) care proceedings in the High Court…
Aidan Vine KC led Nairn Purss of 4 Brick Court, instructed by Barrett and Thomson, they represented the Second Respondent Father and Jason Green, instructed by Oxford Law Group, represented the…
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…
David Marusza, instructed by RWK Goodman, represented the vulnerable child in Gloucester County Council v a Mother & Ors [2024] EWFC 38 (B) who the local authority were seeking to…
Elisabeth Wickham, instructed by Victoria Smith of OLG Ltd, represented the four children in Re D F G and H (care proceedings) [2024] EWFC 30 (B).
This was a final…
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…