Work Department

Family Team

Position

Damian is a family practitioner, appearing in the Family Court (High Court, County Court and Appellate Courts) in London and the South East. He regularly appears in complex cases involving a range of public law matters.

He has expertise in cases with medical, expert and scientific evidence; cases involving allegations of factitious and induced illness; the perpetration of non-accidental injuries; cases raising allegations of radicalisation to extremist thought and terrorism, and sexual abuse.

Education

BSc (Psychology) – University of Durham (1986) University of Durham Scholarships (1984 and 1985) The Gabbet Prize for Psychology (1984) MA (by thesis) – University of Durham (1988) Diploma in Law – City University (1994)

Mentions

London Bar

Family: children and domestic abuse

HALL OF FAME3

Damian Woodward-Carlton KC –42BR Barristers ‘Damian is a consummate advocate. He is unfailingly well-prepared. His calm demeanour in court belies a steely determination.’