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Family: children and domestic abuse

Tim Parker KC

Tim Parker KC

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Deka Chambers boasts ‘a range of excellent barristers specialising in public law proceedings’, a notable strength of the set; it is also home to practitioners who are active in private law proceedings and cases surrounding international issues and assisted reproduction. Specialist family law silk Tim Parker KC undertakes complex child protection cases, as well as high-value private children law matters. Edward Lamb KC is notable for his expertise in Hague Convention proceedings. Tabitha Barran handles both public and private law matters in the children arena, while John Schmitt has a strong grounding in cases surrounding injuries to children and often appears in the High Court.
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Work Department

Family Law

Position

Tim is a barrister and arbitrator specialising in family and associated civil litigation.  He is instructed in care proceedings featuring non-accidental injury, death and sexual abuse, radicalisation, adoption, special guardianship, Human Rights Act claims arising in care proceedings and judicial review of local authority decisions concerning children. In the Court of Protection, he is instructed in both property and welfare decisions.  Tim also undertakes financial remedy cases, cohabitee disputes, financial provision for children and family property disputes. Tim is qualified to arbitrate both financial remedy and child disputes.  Tim is licensed to accept instructions directly from members of the public.

Publications:

Editor of "The Revised Public Law Outline" (2015) 2nd Edition, published by 9 Gough Square.

Career

Called to the Bar in 1995.  Arbitrator in 2014.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association, South Eastern Circuit, Association of Lawyers for Children, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators.

Education

BA (Hons) Univesity College London, MCIArb.

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  • 'Jaime Brooks and Abigail Clark work brilliantly on ensuring a great service is provided. Abi is responsive, personable and a pleasure to work with.'
  • 'The clerks are excellent. They are helpful and responsive, with a problem solving approach in the event of any difficulty. Jaime Brooks stands out.'
  • 'The clerks are very helpful and efficient.'
  • 'Deka are an excellent and competent set. They have good availability of counsel from the senior to junior end.'
  • 'The chambers as a whole is excellent. The clerks are helpful and efficient.'
  • 'Deka Chambers have a range of excellent barristers.'
  • 'Deka Chambers is a leading family set with excellent barristers.'