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Family: children and domestic abuse

Stefano Nuvoloni KC

Stefano Nuvoloni KC

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No5 Barristers’ Chambers boasts ‘an excellent range of counsel with formidable knowledge’, and one such practitioner is Stefano Nuvoloni KC, who has ’a thorough and complete knowledge of children’s matters,‘ and predominantly focuses on public children law cases surrounding the most serious of allegations, including the murder of children and parents, as well as fabricated or induced illnesses. Kristina Brown is especially notable in Children Act cases; she has a significantly varied practice that encompasses cases regarding sexual abuse, surrogacy, neglect, and child trafficking, and she is lauded as ’a wonderfully engaging advocate who is highly respected by judges and opponents’. Victoria Clifford regularly appears before the High Court and is also highly experienced in cases regarding child trafficking, as well as sexual exploitation, brain injuries, and fractures. ‘Formidable advocate’ Kirsty Gallacher is particularly skilled in handling cases concerning catastrophic brain injuries to children, while for Orla Grant, FGM protection orders and terrorism-related cases are an area of expertise; across the public and private law spheres, she is instructed by local authorities, parents and extended family members, children, and prospective adopters.
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Stefano has a recognised expertise in the most complex and sensitive of public law children cases having been appointed to Queen’s Counsel in 2017. His expertise encompasses all the most serious issues including the death or serious injury of children; murder of a parent; sexual abuse; organised and ritualised abuse; Fabricated/Induced Illness (FII); Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking; Radicalisation and Human Rights claims.

He advises local authorities in a broad spectrum of Human Rights Act claims, both as part of on-going proceedings and as free standing claims. Having been part of the ground breaking team that secured the first CSE injunctions Stefano continues to advise local authorities and police forces nationally on the disruption of Child Sexual Exploitation. He drafted the working Protocol for use by Local Authorities and Police Authorities commended in BCC v SK [2016] EWHC 310.

Stefano has extensive experience in protracted and complicated private law proceedings covering the full range of disputes; residence and contact, relocation and child abduction.

Stefano is Direct Access trained and is therefore able to accept instructions from prospective clients directly in respect of advice and representation.

Most Notable Cases

BCC v SK [2016] EWHC 310

BCC v Riaz and others [2014] EWHC 4247

Evans v Amicus [2003] EWHC 2161 (Fam)

Re S & Ors; Re W & Ors Sub nom Re W & B [2002] UKHL 10

Career

Called 1994; Inner Temple.

Languages

Italian.

Memberships

FLBA,  Resolution and ALC.

Education

The Windsor Boys School; LLB (Hons) Queen Mary College University of London; MA (Medical Law and Ethics) Kings College University of London

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