Family Law, including (1) the financial aspects of family law, (2) children law, and public law and human rights issues arising in a family law context

St John's College, Cambridge, BA (1985) MA (1989); McMahon Law Studentship (1985-89)

Solicitor (1988)

Diploma in Local Government Law and Practice and Local Government Legal Society Prize (1993)

Solicitor, Partner and Head of Family Law, Lee & Priestley, Leeds/Bradford (1994-2001)

The Lawyer Silver Award, Pro Bono Category (1995)

Director of Legal Services, CAFCASS (2001-2005)

Solicitor at Addleshaw Goddard, Leeds (2005)

Experts and disclosure in children law matters

Deputy District Judge (2005)

Called to the Bar November 2005, Inner Temple

Flintshire County Council v K - [2001] 2 FLR 476

Re M (Disclosure: children and family reporter - [2002] EWCA Civ 1199, [2002] 2 FLR 893

R v CAFCASS - [2003] EWHC 235 Admin, [2003] 1 FLR 953

Re R (IVF: paternity of child) - [2003] EWCA Civ 182, [2003] 1 FLR 1183

Re M (Intractable contact dispute: interim care order) - [2003] EWHC 1024 (Fam), [2003] 2 FLR 636

Re C (Welfare of child: immunisation) - [2003] EWHC 1376 (Fam), [2003] 2 FLR 1054 and [2003] EWCA Civ 1148, [2003] 2 FLR 1095

CAFCASS Practice Note - [2004] 1 FLR 1190

Re O (Contact: withdrawal of application) - [2003] EWHC 3031 (Fam), [2004] 1 FLR 1258

Re S (Specific issue order: religion: circumcision) - [2004]  EWHC 1282 (Fam), [2005] 1 FLR 236

Re L (Medical treatment: benefit) - [2004] EWHC 2713 (Fam), [2005] 1 FLR 491

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Publications and Lectures

"Not Alone: a children's guide to care proceedings" HMSO (1995)

Editor, Butterworths Family Law Service (from 2000), including expert evidence and disclosure in children law cases

Editor, Emergency Remedies in the Family Courts, Jordans (from 2002)

"Children Law: an interdisciplinary handbook", with Stephen Wildblood QC, Jordans (2005)

Various articles including "The representation of children in private law proceedings" in "Hearing the Children" edited by Lord Justice Thorpe and Justine Cadbury, Jordans (2004); and "The Right to respect for family life: obligations of the state in private law children's cases", Family Law (2005)

Lectures for Jordans/Family Law, Lexis-Nexis/Butterworths, Royal College of Medicine, West Yorkshire Family Justice Council, Judicial Studies Board