George welcomes instructions in all areas of Family Law, including private and public children, and ancillary relief.
George successfully completed pupillage at a leading set in Liverpool, where he gained experience in financial remedies, private law children, and public law children. George graduated from the University of Liverpool with a degree in Law, having spent a year abroad studying at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He completed the BPC at the University of Law in London and graduated with a Very Competent grade.
Family Law
George welcomes instructions in all Children Act matters, both public and private law, Domestic Abuse cases and Financial Remedies.
Private Children Law
George represents parents, intervenors, and Rule 16.4 guardians in private law proceedings. His caseload often includes issues such as domestic abuse, alienating behaviours, substance misuse, and mental health concerns. The emotionally charged nature of his caseload means that George is often praised for his reassuring manner with clients.
He is frequently instructed in relocation applications, and appears in the High Court in relation to applications for temporary and permanent leave to remove.
Public Children Law
George is regularly instructed by parents, local authorities, and guardians in public law proceedings. He has experience in complex cases, including those involving non-accidental injuries, threshold findings, and capacity issues.
Financial Remedies
George manages a variety of financial remedy instructions, and regularly represents client’s from FDA through to Final Hearing. George has been instructed on cases involving international elements, non-disclosed assets and schedule 1 applications.
Notably, George appeared for the successful respondent in the reported case of FI v DO [2024] EWFC 384 (B), a landmark case that examined the treatment of family pets in the division of matrimonial chattels and prompted widespread debate in the press amongst policy makers.
