Children Law and Court of Protection & Adult Care

Call 1996, Silk 2014 (Door Tenant)

Appointments:Preferred Counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Deputy High Court Judge (Family Division)

Recorder (Family Court)

Family Procedure Rule Committee (Silk Member)

Family Law Bar AssociationAssociation of Lawyers for ChildrenResolutionMember of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Children LawWilliam Tyler QC is a specialist children law barrister appearing in high-profile public and private law children cases.

His extensive public law Children Act practice sees him litigating complicated and serious cases around the country, principally in the High Court. He has particular expertise in cases involving very serious injury and death, sexual abuse or international and jurisdictional difficulties.

His private law practice comprises the most serious, the most complex or the most sensitive cases, and very often those involving difficult international issues (abduction, relocation etc.), serious denied allegations or questions relating to parenthood and child arrangements after surrogacy or gamete donation.

He frequently appears in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Court of Protection & Adult Care

William Tyler QC has a busy Court of Protection practice, appearing in many cases, generally involving deprivations of liberty or significant dispute between the parties.

He is the head of the Court of Protection Team at his London chambers.

1995MA (Hons) (Oxon), University of Oxford, Worcester College

1996Inns of Court School of Law ("Outstanding")