For solicitors

FOR SOLICITORS

Jason Hadden MBE welcomes instructions from solicitors. He was called to the Bar in 2011 and practises from St Ives Chambers in Birmingham, with a door tenancy at Fourteen Chambers in London. He first qualified as a solicitor, became a solicitor advocate in 2004 and was a partner in a London private practice before coming to the Bar.

THE WORK HE UNDERTAKES

- Private law children cases at every level: first hearings (FHDRAs), dispute resolution appointments, fact-finding hearings, decision hearings and final hearings, in the Family Court, the High Court and on appeal

- Allegations of domestic abuse and coercive control, including cases under Practice Direction 12J

- International child abduction, parental alienation, forced marriage and FGM protection matters

- Complex medical evidence, inter-country jurisdiction and cross-family immigration issues

- Injunctions under the Family Law Act 1996

- Second opinions and advice on appeals

HOW TO INSTRUCT HIM

Instructions, availability and fees (a fixed fee or an hourly rate, agreed in advance) are dealt with by his clerks at St Ives Chambers: Scott Goodison, Peter Green and Stuart Walker, on 0121 236 0863 or at familyclerks@stiveschambers.co.uk.

YOUR CLIENT

Jason is glad to work alongside a solicitor who remains on the record, and to give advice or appear at a single hearing. Where a client has come to him directly, he will encourage them to keep their solicitor informed.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

His full profile, with recommendations, is on the St Ives Chambers website: stiveschambers.co.uk/people/barristers/jason-hadden-mbe/