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Richard Anelay KC

Richard Anelay KC

Position

Extensive experience as a silk in large scale matrimonial finance, public and private law child cases and criminal work. Specifically – public law child cases involving all types of harm for LAs, parents and guardians. Private law children work concerning living arrangements, international relocation, adoption and child abduction and criminal work, including serious fraud, murder and sex abuse.

Extensive experience as a Deputy High Court Judge, Recorder and Deemster (IOM) including Financial Dispute Resolution hearings, matrimonial finance, public and private law children, adoption, permanent relocation abroad and child abduction cases.

Career

Qualified 1970; Middle Temple; bencher 2003; recorder 1992; KC 1993; deputy High Court judge (Family Division) 1995 - 2016; deemster (lom) 2007 - 2016; consulting editor Encyclopaedia of Financial Provision in Family Matters (Wildblood and Eaton) until 2014; Head of chambers 2006-13.

Languages

Working knowledge of French.

Memberships

FLBA Resolution SE Circuit Sussex Sessions Bar Mess

Education

Bristol University (BA Hons Classics and Philosophy); Council of Legal Education.

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