Christopher Butterfield

Barrister who practises across the full range of family law work with a particular emphasis or both public and private children work, including complex fact-finding hearings involving disputed medical evidence and international children issues.  He is also regularly instructed in financial remedy proceedings, including those involving international issues, trusts and company assets. Notable cases: Re Z (a child) (2nd judgment) [2021] EWHC 559 (Fam); Re Z (a child: DOLS: lack of secure placement) [2020] EWHC 1928 (Fam); Birmingham Children’s Trust v K [2020] EWHC 861 (Fam); Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: The Internet.

Emmanuel College, Cambridge (2001 MA); Université de Poitiers, France (2000 Diplôme d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises); Inns of Court School of Law (2003 BVC); King’s College, London (2004 LLM).