Wales and Chester Circuit
9 Park Place is 'the best matrimonial finance chambers in South Wales', according to clients. Christopher Felstead is 'first-rate' and a '"go to" barrister in South Wales for matrimonial finance work'; he continues to advise on a wide range of high-value cases concerning trusts, international and domestic taxation matters, and contentious business valuation issues. Natalie Sandercock is 'outstanding in complex financial matters', and Lisa Thomas' workload includes handling high-net-worth matters involving complex company law and trusts aspects. David Gareth Evans has 'an excellent court presence'.
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Gareth has a wide experience of family practice and routinely deals with complex and/or acrimonious private law children applications, including cases involving allegations of sexual assault or domestic violence. Gareth has also represented clients in a number of international and internal relocation cases.
"An outstanding advocate who meticulously prepares his cases prior to conferences and hearings and has a formidable presence inside the courtroom.
"Tactically astute, he cuts through complex issues like a hot knife through butter and fills his clients and instructing solicitors with confidence with his calm but reassuring aura."
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Gareth has an established practice in public law applications and regularly represents parents and local authorities in the Family and High Court in respect of complex care and placement order applications.
"David Gareth's technical skills and ability to give good commercial advice is fantastic. He has a lovely manner, every client he has feels so calm, safe and protected.
"Mr Evans is an excellent advocate and clients have every confidence in him and his abilities; he is meticulous in his approach."
Gareth handles all aspects of divorce and Financial Remedy proceedings.
"David is one of the go-to financial remedy specialists in South Wales.
"He is thorough and knowledgeable, providing his peers and clients with confidence. David is a great courtroom advocate and a very effective cross-examiner. He gets judges onside with helpful, forceful, and concise advocacy.
"He is very well prepared and his documents are punchy and impressive."
(Legal 500)
David has represented a broad spectrum of clients, bringing the same professional approach to clients with a high level of assets, as to those with more modest means.
"His calm, compassionate manner coupled with his razor-sharp legal and technical skills makes him a must to instruct."
Gareth has successfully represented clients in arguments of jurisdiction before the High Court.
Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2024 rank Gareth as Band 1 counsel in Family: Children, and comments that Gareth is an experienced barrister undertaking a full spectrum of family law cases, including private and public law children matters.
Languages
Conversational German and French.
Education
Royal Hospital School, Holbrook; Cardiff University, LLB (Hons) 2003.
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- 'The most experienced and well respected financial remedy practitioners in South Wales.'
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