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About
Provided by William Tyzack
Practice Areas
One of only few barristers specialising in both complex finance and children proceedings, particularly international cases, as well as welfare and financial issues relating to vulnerable adults in the Court of Protection. An expert in forum, jurisdiction and international disputes – child abduction, relocation, international maintenance issues and private international law. Has advised on English/EU law in European jurisdictions and elsewhere, and has provided expert evidence to the Supreme Court of New York, USA, and appeared in court in Portugal as an expert witness. Recent cases: G v G (Supreme Court, 2021 – interplay between the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention and the Refugee Convention), Re X (Court of Appeal, 2021 – interplay between Brussels II revised and the 1996 Hague Convention), Haley v Haley (Court of Appeal, 2020 – appeals against arbitral awards in financial remedy proceedings).
Career
Pupillage at QEB 2007-8; Oxford University (First Class hons), City University and BPP. Middle Temple (Diplock scholarship, Harmsworth exhibition).
Professional Memberships
FLBA, Western Circuit, Reunite (child abduction) Legal Working Group.
Publications
Articles on EU law in International Family Law Journal: [2012] IFL 277 and [2015] IFL 258; joint editor with Thorpe LJ of the collected papers of the 2011 Dartington Interdisciplinary Conference
Chambers Review
UK Bar
William Tyzack William Tyzack is a versatile family junior with a mixed practice comprising both international finance and children proceedings. He handles matters including those relating to leave to remove, abduction and divorce. Tyzack has expertise in trusts and Schedule 1 disputes.
William Tyzack William Tyzack is a versatile family junior with a mixed practice comprising both international finance and children proceedings. He handles matters including those relating to leave to remove, abduction and divorce. Tyzack has expertise in trusts and Schedule 1 disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is one of the more unique barristers in London. He can command a presence in any complex children or finance case. He is a brilliant advocate and is incredibly versatile in the areas he works in."
"Will has excellent judgement and his paperwork is superb. Judges eat out of the palm of his hand. He is wise beyond the years of his call."
"He is just a really safe counsel to instruct and has a real elegance about him. His preparation is exceptional, he's incredibly wise and really reads the client and the opponent."
"He is one of the more unique barristers in London. He can command a presence in any complex children or finance case. He is a brilliant advocate and is incredibly versatile in the areas he works in."
"Will has excellent judgement and his paperwork is superb. Judges eat out of the palm of his hand. He is wise beyond the years of his call."
"He is just a really safe counsel to instruct and has a real elegance about him. His preparation is exceptional, he's incredibly wise and really reads the client and the opponent."
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