29 Bedford Row Chambers is 'a go-to set for complex and sensitive family matters'. Members of the set are active across the entire gamut of children law matters, including surrogacy and same-sex parenting cases. Paul Storey KC is highly regarded for his expertise in public child law matters, with a solid track record in appearing before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Among the juniors, Lee Arnot ‘commands the court' and routinely handles cases involving allegations of alienation and abuse, as well as international relocation issues. The 'incredibly knowledgeable' Dafydd Griffiths predominantly focuses on private law work.
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Position
All aspects of family law including public and private law children proceedings and matrimonial finance. Often represents clients in respect of both the private law children and financial aspects of their case. Selected reported cases include: B-T (A Child: Threshold Conditions) [2020] EWCA Civ. 697 [2020] 1 WLR 4469; Re V (A Child) [2013] EWCA Civ. 1649; MA v RS (Contact: Parenting Roles) [2012] 1 FLR 1056; Re M (Contact: Long-Term Best Interests) [2006] 1 FLR 627; A v A (Shared Residence) [2004] 1 FLR 1195; Re W (Minors) (Care Order: Adequacy of Care Plan) [2002] 1 FLR 815.
Career
Called in 1990. Trained as Collaborative Counsel in 2009. Appointed Deputy District Judge in London and South Eastern Circuit in 2019. Sits in the Financial Remedies Court, authorised to deal with financial work, as well as private law children’s work. Appointed Recorder (Crime) on Northern Circuit in 2021. Appointed Arbitrator (Children) 2022.
Memberships
FLBA. Member of Bar Standards Board (2006-2011). Committee Member FLBA (2004-2009).
Education
Parmiter’s School, Watford; St Catharine’s College, Cambridge (MA Cantab).
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- ‘Lee is a class act. His eye for detail is superb and his strategic thinking is excellent.'