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Andrew Shaw
Position
Andrew is a specialist children law barrister, and skilled practitioner in all aspects of family law and the Court of Protection.
Andrew represents a breadth of parties within public law care proceedings including parents, Local Authorities and Children’s Guardians. Andrew’s public law practice includes complex and serious abuse cases such as NAI, sexual abuse and forced marriage; and those cases with international element, including child abduction, and child trafficking.
In private law, these include intractable contact disputes, separately represented child(ren), parental alienation and cases involving serious domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Andrew’s is skilled in computers and technology, being chambers’ resident IT expert, and applies these skills within complex forensic cases. Notable cases include:
R (Children: Control of Court Documents) [2021] EWCA Civ 162
N (A Child) [2019] EWCA Civ 1997
Buckinghamshire County Council v RT [2018] EWCOP 12
Bedfordshire Police Constabulary v RU & Anor [2013] EWHC 2350 (Fam), [2013] WLR (D) 319
B (A Local Authority) v AM [2010] EWHC B31 (Fam)
Career
Called to the Bar 2001 (Inner Temple). Qualified to undertake Direct Access work. Publications Disclosure 2: This time it’s practical” (with Sam Prout) [2021] Fam Law 1079 (August 2021, Family Law Journal / Lexis Nexis.
Memberships
Family Law Bar Association. Inner Temple.
Education
LLB (Hons) Law, University of the West of England. BVC, Inns of Court School of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Andrew Shaw –New Court Chambers ‘Andrew is organised, clear and realistic with his legal approach. He has excellent interpersonal and communication skills. He always works in the best interest of the client.’
New Court Chambers home to ‘many excellent advocates’ and ‘the go-to set for public and private children law cases’. Joint head of chambers Giles Bain regularly appears before all levels of the Family Court. Andrew Shaw is an ‘extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and skilled advocate’ who handles cases involving allegations of the most serious sexual and physical violence against children. Samuel Prout is also recommended.