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Mr Anthony Hand
Work Department
Family Law Children
Position
Head of Chambers
Career
Anthony is head of the Family Children team within Chambers, and he handles cases of the greatest complexity. Regularly appears in the High Court. Anthony primarily handles Children Act or adoption work, but his practice includes matrimonial finance and Tolata as well. He is best known for his work in non-accidental injury fact finding, sexual abuse cases, and private law parental alienation cases.
Anthony has been ranked as a leading individual in the Legal 500 since 2016.
Anthony’s recent reported cases include:
- Dorset Council v E (Article 15 B11R) (Rev 1) [2019] EWFC 35
- AB (Contested Adoption) [2019] EWFC B68 (08 November 2019).
- Dorset Council v M (Failure to prove non-accidental injury) [2019] EWFC B63 (06 December 2019)
- Re A [2019] EWHC 612 (Fam)
- BCP Council v A and Ors (Inflicted injuries: Failure to protect) [2020] EWFC B4
- JD & Anor v VB & Ors [2020] EWHC 485 (Fam)
Anthony specialises in the following areas:
- Child care proceedings and adoption applications (with a particular emphasis on serious non-accidental fact finding hearings),
- Private law Children Act work,
- Matrimonial finance and Inheritance Act disputes,
- TOLATA cases,
- Court of Protection work, and
- Adult social care/community care cases.
Languages
English
Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Education
(1989), Lincoln’s Inn
LLB (Hons), University of London (QMC)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Anthony Hand – College Chambers ‘Anthony is able to grasp complex matters quickly and simplify the issues to provide invaluable and balanced advice. He has excellent advocacy skills and is able to hold his own against KCs in serious child abuse cases.’