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 acts for mothers, fathers and grandparents in private law children cases: where a child lives, time with each parent, relocation and abduction. He appears at FHDRAs, decision hearings, fact-finding hearings, final hearings and appeals. You can instruct him through direct (public) access, without a solicitor.
How direct (public) access works →
Preparing your case?
Jason can advise on the merits of your case, help draft your position statement and the draft order, and appear for you at every hearing. He is in the family court almost every day, and you can instruct him directly, without a solicitor.
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.
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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.
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FAMILYBARRISTER GUIDES
Practical help, at your own pace.
NEW · TOOLKIT
The Child Focused Court Preparation Toolkit
Each stage of a Child Focused Court (formerly Pathfinder) case, the Child Impact Report, and how to prepare.
£24.99
GUIDE
Is My Ex a Narcissist?
Gaslighting, co-parenting, post-separation abuse and the family court.
£14.99
GUIDE
A Guide to Domestic Abuse
Protective orders, your options, and what to expect when abuse is part of a court case.
£14.99
GUIDE
How to Prepare for a Family Court Hearing
Statements, bundles, what to bring and how to present your case on the day.
£14.99
GUIDE
The Guide to Separation and Money
With Reena Saini of Chase Morgan Solicitors: the financial side of separating.
£14.99
GUIDE
A Guide for Grandparents
Your grandchildren, your rights, and what to do when families fall apart.
£14.99
GUIDE
The Guide to Cohabitation
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 at St Ives Chambers for a quote or to arrange an urgent conference so that Jason can get to work immediately to assist with your child-related issue.
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.