Mr Tom Powles > Barcan+Kirby LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
Barcan+Kirby LLP Offices
49-50 QUEEN SQUARE
BRISTOL
BS1 4LW
England
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Mr Tom Powles
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner
Career
Tom has practiced family law since qualifying in 2003, developing specialisms in multiple areas of family law, with a particular focus on complex children matters.
Tom previously headed the Care Team, when he undertook a large caseload of public law work, before moving on to focus more on Private Law children cases in which he now heads the Children Team. Tom continues to represent children in complex Private Law children cases.
Alongside this, Tom also regularly helps clients in separating their finances following the end of a relationship or marriage, and in addition advises in relation to matters concerning Domestic Abuse.
Tom advises on surrogacy queries and assists clients on parental orders, donor conception and separation as well as LGBTQ+ matters.
Tom previously qualified and practiced as a family mediator, and now utilises those skills when seeking to establish a non-contentious and pragmatic approach towards family matters, where appropriate.
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society’s Children Law Accreditation Scheme; Resolution Accredited Specialist (Private Children and Domestic Abuse)
Education
University of the West of England Law LLB (Hons) 2:1 (1997-2000)
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Private client > Family
‘Extremely client focused…supportive and humane‘, Barcan+Kirby LLP regularly handles high-net-worth cases, as well as matters concerning children and domestic abuse. The team’s specialties encompasses property disputes between unmarried couples, child abduction cases, and modern fertility law matters. The wider practice is chaired by Hanni Pennelegion; Kirsten Hale heads up the matrimonial finance practice; Tom Powles runs the children team; while Kim Joseph serves as head of the care-focused offering.