AS HEARD ON AND FEATURED IN
MBE (2014) · Specialist children's barrister, St Ives Chambers, Birmingham · Door tenant, Fourteen Chambers, London
Six times shortlisted, Birmingham Law Society Barrister of the Year · Author · Broadcaster
Founder of ChildApart, the co-parenting app · Co-founder of TrueNorth AI, building education around how children learn
SUPPORT AT EVERY STAGE
What brings you here?
Specialist help with children cases, practical resources you can use straight away, and plain-English commentary on the family courts.
Going to court?
Jason represents mothers, fathers and grandparents in children cases, including child arrangements, relocation and abduction. From the first hearing to fact-finding, final hearings and appeals, he prepares your case and speaks for you in court. You can instruct him directly or through your solicitor.
Preparing your case?
Jason can assess your options and help prepare a position statement or draft order. A conference can clarify your next step.
Understanding it all?
Short videos and podcast episodes, plus plain-English articles on the family courts, domestic abuse and access to justice. Free to watch and read.
ABOUT JASON
Meet Jason.
Jason is in the family court almost every day, acting for mothers, fathers and grandparents. He is a specialist children's barrister at St Ives Chambers in Birmingham and a door tenant at Fourteen Chambers in London, with cases involving domestic abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour and international child abduction.
Awarded an MBE in 2014. For more than twenty years he has worked to support victims of domestic abuse: through pro bono cases, by helping to set up a pro bono clinic in London, and by campaigning for changes in the law to protect survivors. He was also LBC's first resident radio lawyer.
FAMILYBARRISTER GUIDES
Practical help, at your own pace.
NEW · TOOLKIT
Each stage of a Child Focused Court (formerly Pathfinder) case, the Child Impact Report, and how to prepare.
£24.99
GUIDE
Gaslighting, co-parenting, post-separation abuse and the family court.
£14.99
GUIDE
Fear, control or abuse? Practical help to spot it, understand your options and find support. By a barrister who grew up with domestic abuse.
£14.99
GUIDE
Statements, bundles, what to bring and how to present your case on the day.
£14.99
GUIDE
With Reena Saini of Chase Morgan Solicitors: the financial side of separating.
£14.99
GUIDE
Your grandchildren, your rights, and what to do when families fall apart.
£14.99
GUIDE
What living together does, and does not, mean in law, and how to protect yourself.
£14.99
Downloadable guides for parents, grandparents and couples, written in plain English. Instant download.
BOOKS BY JASON
Get the books.
LITTLE, BROWN · PAPERBACK
How to Represent Yourself in the Family Court
The practical handbook for parents facing the family court without a lawyer, written with Her Honour Judge Davies. A bestseller in its category.
PAPERBACK · 2025
The Book of Swearing
A lively history of profanity: where our rude words come from, why they carry such power, and why we keep inventing new ones.
Interviews, comment and speaking.
BEYOND THE COURTROOM
Media, apps and ventures.
YOUTUBE AND PODCASTS
Watch and listen
Regular FamilyBarrister videos and podcast episodes on coercive control, Cafcass, court hearings, money and separation, plus commentary for the BBC, LBC, Talk Radio and GB News.
FOUNDER · CHILDAPART
The co-parenting app
A shared calendar, calmer messaging, expenses and a secure place for the children's information, built for separated families, with an optional Communication Coach.
CO-FOUNDER · TRUENORTH AI
Helping children think
A developmental learning platform for children aged 5 to 16, built around six capabilities from logical reasoning to emotional intelligence. Preparing school pilots in Singapore and the UK.
Jason is available for broadcast and press comment, podcast interviews, panels and conference talks on family law, domestic abuse, access to justice and AI in the law.
FOR JOURNALISTS, PRODUCERS AND PODCASTERS
ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS & REVIEWS
From the writing desk.
FAMILY LAW GUIDE
The seven factors the family court must weigh when deciding a child's upbringing.
INTERVIEW
Lord Bingham on judges, terrorism, human rights and too much legislation.
REVIEW
Jack Thorne's play about Gielgud and Burton's 1964 Hamlet, directed by Sam Mendes.
GET IN TOUCH
Let's find the next step.
Contact Jason's clerks to discuss your case, fees and availability. Please mention any hearing date or urgent deadline.
1-3 Whittall Street, Birmingham B4 6DH
Clerks: 0121 236 0863
1. Tell Jason's clerks about your situation.
2. They will confirm whether he can help and what it would cost.
3. If so, a conference can be arranged by Zoom or Teams.