Birmingham City Council v W & Ors [2018] EWHC 610 (Fam)
David Payne and Dympna Howells were instructed on behalf of different parties in a case where Mr Justice Keehan considered whether the London Borough...
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David is a family law specialist with who is regularly instructed in private law cases. He has wide experience in the representation of parents and children in such proceedings. These include experience of:
- All applications under the Children Act 1989.
- Injunctive relief under the Family Law 1996.
- Cases involving the invocation of the inherent jurisdiction.
- Complex factual disputes, including the determination of allegations of physical, sexual and emotional abuse perpetrated towards other parents and children.
- Cases involving Re W determinations and where appropriate, the cross-examination of children and other vulnerable witnesses.
- Proceedings which have current, or previous, local authority involvement.
- Non-accidental injuries of all levels of severity, including brain injuries and where life-changing injuries have been occasioned to children.
- Cases involving cross-jurisdictional considerations within the United Kingdom and Crown Protectorates.
- Cases with an international element.
Qualifications
LLB (Hons) Law & Politics (Cardiff)
Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Midland Circuit
Grays Inn
Recommendations
Legal 500 2019: “An outstanding trial counsel with exceptional analytical and technical skills.”
Legal 500 2018: “A thoughtful and thorough advocate.”
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