London Bar
Family: divorce and financial remedy
HALL OF FAME1Philip Cayford KC –29 Bedford Row Chambers ‘Philip’s advocacy skills are second to none. He is brilliant on his feet. He is calm and measured in everything he does.’
Philip Cayford
- Phone020 7404 1044
- Email[email protected]
Position
Family practice, strong bias towards financial remedies. Acted for successful wife in Supreme Court in Wyatt v Vince [2015] UKSC (Strike out, abuse of process, legal costs funding, costs orders) and successful husband in Mils v Mils [2018] UKSC 38. Court of Appeal decisions include Villiers [2022] EWCA 722, Hague Convention and jurisdiction issues, internal relocation (Re R [2016] EWCA 1016), recusal and judicial humour (El Faragy [2007] EWCA 1147), Schedule 1 (Morgan v Hil [2006] EWCA 1602). High Court decisions on jurisdiction (Villiers [2021] EWFC 38), habitual residence (AJ v DM [2019] EWHC 702), Sch 1 applications (F v G [2005] 1 FLR 261) reinstating lump sum claim(Re G [2004] 1 FLR 997), big money footballers (Q v Q [2005] 2 FLR 640), excessive costs (RH v RH [2008] 2 FLR 2142), offshore trusts (B v B [2010] l AER D61 and the Hagen litigation July 2017). Other reported decisions on foreign pensions; enforcement abroad and in UK (Goyal No 3 [2017] EWFC1), injunctions, children cases, professional negligence, inquests etc.
Education
Marlborough College; University of Wales (1974 LLB).