Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB)

William practices in all areas of family law (finance and children), and welfare and financial issues relating to vulnerable adults in the Court of Protection.  Particularly EU and international cases – child abduction, relocation, international maintenance issues and private international law.  Has advised on English/EU law in European jurisdictions and elsewhere, and has provided expert evidence to the Supreme Court of New York, USA, and appeared in court in Portugal as an expert witness.  Recent cases: C v B [2014] EWHC 2069 (abduction); EY v RZ [2013] EWHC 4403 (abduction); Re B [2012] EWCA Civ 1082 (EU Maintenance Regulation); AR v RN (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 35; AB v JJB (EU Maintenance Regulation) [2015] 2 FLR 1143.

Publications: Articles on EU law in International Family Law Journal: [2012] IFL 277 and [2015] IFL 258; joint editor with Thorpe LJ of the collected papers of the 2011 Dartington Interdisciplinary Conference

Called 2007; Middle Temple; pupillage at QEB 2007-08.

German, French.

Family Law Bar Association; Western Circuit; Child Abduction Lawyers Association.

University of Oxford (first class hons, geography); City University (postgrad dip in law, commendation); BPP (BVC); Diplock Scholar of Middle Temple; City University Scholarship.

Previously a ski instructor in Verbier, Switzerland; enjoys surfing in Devon and walks on Dartmoor with his lurcher.