Chris Stevenson
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Family: Children
Band 3
About
Provided by Chris Stevenson
Practice Areas
Court of Protection - Vulnerable Adult
Private Children Law
Public Children Law
Career
Chris is known primarily for acting in child protection cases involving the most serious allegations of abuse, including inflicted injuries, sexual abuse and psychological harm. He frequently appears against King’s Counsel on his own, where he is led or is leading more junior counsel. He is regularly instructed in lengthy and contentious fact-finding hearings, especially those that involve complicated medical evidence. He is equally skilled in cases that require technical legal arguments: in 2019, he successfully represented the appellant in the leading Court of Appeal case on uncertain perpetrators of abuse.
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Association of Lawyers for Children
Gray’s Inn
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Chris Stevenson Specialist children practitioner whose practice has a particular emphasis on complex public law proceedings. Chris Stevenson is regularly instructed to act for parents and children in cases where there are allegations of significant harm.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has a wisdom beyond his call. He's very good at seeing what the core issues at the heart of a case are."
"It is a real pleasure to work with someone of his calibre. He is very mature for his years of experience, is really determined and comes across in a very reasonable manner which judges love."
"He has a wisdom beyond his call. He's very good at seeing what the core issues at the heart of a case are."
"It is a real pleasure to work with someone of his calibre. He is very mature for his years of experience, is really determined and comes across in a very reasonable manner which judges love."
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