Chambers & Partners announce ranked members for 2019 including two new barristers
St Ives Chambers are delighted that its members continue to be recommended in Chambers & Partners. Members from the Family/Matrimonial group who will be...
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Mark practises exclusively in family law and specialises in matters relating to children. He has a busy practice and a reputation for providing excellent client care and being thoroughly prepared. Mark aims to provide realistic and pragmatic advice whilst always being prepared to fight his client’s case.
Mark is a care specialist and in recent years has regularly appeared in lengthy and complex proceedings. He has been instructed in cases involving the most serious of allegations including the death of a child, brain injuries and inter-familial sexual abuse. Mark has been led in eight cases in the last two years, including four cases in which he was led by Queen’s Counsel.
Mark accepts instructions on behalf of children in private law proceedings relating to child arrangements orders and special guardianship orders. He has particular experience of protracted proceedings involving intractable disputes and serious allegations of sexual and physical abuse. Mark also acts for parents and other family members in adoption cases.
Outside of his practice, Mark is the Secretary of the West Midlands Family Law Bar Association. As such he is responsible for organising training events and functions for the local family Bar.
Within Chambers, Mark is the Equality & Diversity Officer, Diversity Data Officer and Social Secretary.
Qualifications
MA (Oxon)
Graduate Diploma in Law, Manchester Law School
Bar Vocational Course, Manchester Law School
Memberships
Midland Circuit
Family Law Bar Association
Secretary of the West Midlands Family Law Bar Association
The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn
Birmingham City School of Law Advisory Board
Local Family Justice Board (representative for the Bar)
FreeBar
Recommendations
Chambers and Partners 2020: “He is personable, extremely well prepared and very focused on the right outcome.”
Legal 500 2019: “He provides first-class client care.”
Chambers and Partners 2019: “Calm and compelling, he grasps the issues in a case and wins the confidence of judges.” “His cross-examination has a pinpoint accuracy which leaves the court in no doubt as to who is in control of the case.”
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