Field Court Chambers

Rebecca Davies acts in both public and private family law matters. She is regularly instructed on cases with an international element. She has appeared in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

She works for parents, guardians, and local authorities, and uses this experience to provide multi-faceted and innovative solutions to issues which arise within proceedings.

Private law children practice: Rebecca is instructed in contact and residence disputes and prohibited steps order applications.

Public law children proceedings: she acts in interim care order applications, case management hearings, issues resolution hearings, contested final hearings, and contested adoption proceedings.

Reported cases
Re C (Child: Ability to Instruct Solicitor) [2023] EWCA Civ 889 – Rebecca represented the local authority in its support of a mother’s successful appeal against an order granting her 14-year-old son separate legal representation. (Findings of severe parental alienation had been made during previous care proceedings).

CV (A Child) (Placement Order) [2022] EWCA Civ 930 – Rebecca acted for the father in care proceedings concerning his 3-year-old child with life-threatening conditions. She had spent her life in hospital or with experienced foster carers. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal against the placement order brought by the mother and supported by the father.

Call: 2017

Family Law Bar Association