Barrister dealing with all aspects of family and family-related law particularly all aspects of matrimonial finance and financial remedy and forum disputes, Children Act application, wardship, disputes between unmarried persons, Inheritance Act claims, applications to remove children from jurisdiction and child law with specific reference to sexual abuse and contested adoption; matrimonial finance work includes investigation of overseas trusts and companies; important cases include: Re B (adoption by one natural parent to exclusion of other) [2001] 1 FLR 589 and 2001 UKHL 70 [2002] 1 FLR 196; I v UK ECHR (successful complaint against UK government) [2002] 2FLR 518; Re AMR (foreign adoption) [1999] 2 FLR; Re M (petition to ECHR) [1997] 1 FLR 755; Sv S [1997] 1 WLR 1621 (disclosure of AR case papers to Inland Revenue); Re F (paternity test) [1993] 3 WLR 369 CA; leading counsel in I v UK [2002] 2FLR 518 concerning rights of post-operative transsexuals; see also Re AGN (foreign adoption) [2000] 2 FLR 431; Re M (child’s upbringing) [1996] 2 FLR 244; Re M (sexual abuse allegations: interviewing techniques) [1999] 2 FLR 92 and Field v Field [2003] 1 FLR 376 (appointment of receiver to compel judgment debtor to take pension lump sum). Plus a myriad of unreported high worth financial remedy cases, including R v R (2012 unreported, assets over £100m). Contributory author to both editions of ‘Pensions and Marriage Breakdowns’, published by David Davidson, Law Society (2005) FRSA 2007.

Carmel College, Wallingford; Queens’ College, Cambridge (1970-74 MA; LLM).