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Barry McAlinden

Barry McAlinden

Field Court Chambers, London

Position

Barry McAlinden is a family law specialist. He deals with a range of cases concerning children in the public and private law jurisdictions. These include:

  • care and supervision orders
  • adoption orders
  • secure accommodation orders
  • child assessment orders & child arrangements orders
  • parental responsibility orders
  • contact activity orders
  • prohibited steps specific issue orders, and
  • financial remedies upon divorce or in respect of children.

He appears regularly in cases concerning the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, cases with an international element and cases of serious harm, but also appears in all tiers of the Family Court.

He is joint head of chambers’ family law group.

Career

Call:

1993 (England) 1992 (N Ireland)

Languages

An Gaeilge – working proficiency; French – working proficiency; Italian – working proficiency

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association

Education

Inns of Court of Inner Temple Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast BA Cambridge Fitzwilliam College

Mentions

London Bar

Family: children and domestic abuse

Leading junior3
‘Barry demonstrates not only an outstanding grasp of the legal intricacies surrounding his cases, but also an extraordinary depth of empathy and understanding for the emotional challenges his clients face. In court, he is simply remarkable; his cross-examination skills are exceptional, he presents arguments with precision, drawing on evidence in a manner that is both compelling and irrefutable, and he never raises his voice or resorts to theatrics.’
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