Dr Rob George is a leading expert on international family law, particularly in relation to relocation disputes, child abduction, and jurisdiction, as well as private law and medical decision-making cases. He has published numerous books and papers on these subjects, and been involved with many of the leading cases. He won the Jordans International Family Lawyer of the Year Award 2021. Rob is also a noted expert on wardship and the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction; he is often instructed in such cases, and has a forthcoming book on this subject coming out in 2024.
Rob works at all levels of the Family Court, with particular experience in High Court cases; he frequently appears in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Rob came to the Bar after 8 years researching and teaching family law at the University of Oxford, and he continues his academic work as Professor of Law and Policy at University College London alongside his practice. Rob’s internationally acknowledged academic expertise in international family law issues allows him to bring real depth to his advice and advocacy work.
BA Jurisprudence, Trinity College, Oxford (2005); MSc Social Policy, Trinity College, Oxford (2006); DPhil Family Law, Lincoln College, Oxford (2010).
London Bar
Rob George –Harcourt Chambers ‘Rob has extensive knowledge of all aspects of children's law, including complex proceedings. He is superb at technically detailed cases and those with complex jurisdictional issues. He has a calm, charming manner, is ferociously bright and is a great strategist. He is diligent, unflappable, precise, clear and effective.’