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KBG Chambers
115 NORTH HILL
PLYMOUTH, DEVON
England
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William Higginson
Work Department
Family Care Proceedings
Position
Head of Family Team
Career
William is an established family barrister who specialises in public law proceedings. He represents local authorities, parents and Children across the South West. He is very frequently instructed in complex finding of fact hearings involving non-accidental injury, sexual abuse and allegations of FII.
Languages
English
Memberships
Family Bar Association
Western Circuit
Education
Diploma in Law; City University 2001
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2William Higginson – KBG Chambers ‘Bill is easy to work with, amenable and approachable. He is a good and knowledgeable advocate who is calm and able to focus on the key points quickly. He is also able to establish a good rapport with clients and other professionals.’
KBG Chambers, with facilities in Plymouth, Truro and Exeter, hosts ‘a wide range of experienced childcare barristers’ that operate across the South West. William Higginson, who leads the team, is ‘calm and logical even in the most difficult of situations’ – he regularly acts on instructions from children’s guardians. Samuel Castlehouse’s ‘advocacy never fails to impress’, which he employs on behalf of local authorities, parents, and children in final hearings and fact-findings of varying length and complexity.