Private Law Children

Consistently ranked as one of the region’s and country’s leading specialist sets, our private law team houses some of the most respected silks and juniors in the field. Our members are consistently ranked as leaders in their field by the professional directories.

Our team offers a wide range of expertise and experience relating to children within the private law sphere, including child arrangement disputes, prohibited steps and specific issue orders, international and domestic relocation, child abduction, surrogacy, same-sex parenting issues, Special Guardianship and adoption. Members also have experience of the “Pathfinder” private law model, with Birmingham being one of the pilot courts.

Our members also regularly represent clients in Family Law Act applications, including Non-Molestation Orders, Occupation Orders, Forced Marriage Protection Orders and FGM Protection Orders.

Private Law Silks

Our specialist family law silks, Elizabeth Isaacs KC and Timothy Bowe KC, both have a wealth of experience in all aspects of private law proceedings relating to children and are committed to providing an efficient approach within the dynamic and challenging field of private law practice. They both have a formidable reputation for excellence and are highly regarded for their persuasive oral and written advocacy skills at all levels of court.

They both prioritise a collaborative approach with solicitors and clients, providing clear leadership within the team to deliver the best outcomes in the case. They regularly act for parents, interveners, children and the Official Solicitor. Particular areas of expertise and interest include –

• Children’s living and contact arrangements
• Disputes about habitual residence
• Domestic and international relocation
• Disputes about education, religion and medical issues
• Surrogacy and parental order applications
• Special guardianship
• LGBTQ and Modern Families’ parenting issues
• Media/privacy law in family proceedings
• Intractable welfare disputes