Max Lansman specialises in employment, housing, local government, Court of Protection and child protection law. He also maintains a mixed civil law practice. He is a qualified direct access barrister and is able to accept instructions from members of the public within his specialist areas. If you would like more information about Max’s practice, please contact his […]
Natalie York represents clients in all areas of family law. Her practice covers private and public child law and family finance. Natalie’s practice includes: Adoption orders Care and supervision orders Child arrangement orders (live with orders/ contact orders etc.) Prohibited steps orders Specific issue orders Parental responsibility orders Orders under the Family Law Act 1996 […]
Rebecca Davies focuses on family law: private and public children law proceedings and matrimonial finance, as well as public law and Court of Protection cases. Her caseload typically includes: Public law family proceedings, including the making and discharge of care and supervision orders, special guardianship orders, placement orders, secure accommodation orders, and adoption orders Private […]
Rebecca Handcock focuses on public, administrative and local government law, Court of Protection, housing and homelessness work. She regularly acts for central government, local authorities, other public bodies, social landlords. She also represents individuals including legally-aided individuals and those assessed to be lacking capacity. Rebecca has a keen interest in public inquiry work. She was […]
Lauren Suding undertakes work in employment and family law, including High Court matters and financial remedy matters in the family courts and the social security tribunals. Further details of her work in each of these areas can be found below. Lauren is also an Adjunct Professor in the London programme of Pepperdine University’s Caruso School […]
Jonathan Cowen is a barrister and a mediator. In his practice as a barrister Jonathan undertakes advocacy and advisory work as follows: in civil and family proceedings in the Court of Appeal and in the Supreme Court; in judicial review proceedings in the Administrative Court; in proceedings concerned with vulnerable children and adults in the […]
Dr Martina van der Leij specialises in family law. Before coming to the Bar, she worked as a clinical research scientist. She has a PhD from UCL and completed a postdoc at KCL. This background and the critical, analytical approach it cultivated has served her well when dealing with complex care cases that have significant […]
Max Thorowgood is a Chancery practitioner who has specialised in Property and Probate and Inheritance disputes since pupillage. He also handles Commercial and Insolvency disputes. Max currently sits as a Judge of both the Land Registration and the Residential Property Divisions of First-Tier Tribunal, Property Chamber and previously sat as a Deputy Adjudicator to Her […]
Mark Tempest has a varied practice with an emphasis on property law, including trusts of land, commercial and residential landlord and tenant, and the public law aspects of housing. He is also instructed in commercial disputes, many of which involve property or trusts issues. If you would like more information about Mark’s practice, please contact […]
Christopher Stirling practises in the fields of matrimonial finance, property law, probate and inheritance and commercial law. These specialisms are built on a strong foundation of advocacy skills developed in a broad early practice that included extensive experience of criminal jury advocacy. He believes that strong advocacy and forensic skills remain the unique selling point […]