Practice Overview
Max has a busy family and civil law practice. He has a particular interest in Applications for Financial Remedy (known as Ancillary Relief until 6th April 2011), disputes between cohabitees and applications under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. He lectures on a regular basis both in Chambers Family Finance seminars and also for the South Wales regional group of Resolution and the Confederation of South Wales Law Societies.
A Resolution trained Collaborative lawyer Max is qualified to represent divorcing spouses and parents in this new alternative to court. He accepts joint instructions to provide neutral advice either in writing or in a private FDR setting.
Max is also qualified to accept instructions directly from member of the public where appropriate under the Bar Standards Board Public Access Scheme. For further information please enquire with chambers’ clerks
Family Finance
- Applications for a Financial Remedy:
- Mid to High net worth cases
- Cases involving farms
- Cases involving businesses
- Insolvency problems
- Intervention by the Crown into proceedings in which matrimonial assets are subject to restraint as a result of orders made under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
- The Intervention of third parties with an interest in assets subject to Ancillary Relief proceedings
- Applications for Maintenance pending suit and the Variation of Maintenance Orders
- Appeals
- Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 claims
- Applications under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989
- Cross applications under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989
- Enforcement of Financial Orders
Children
- Public Children Law: Care and Supervision
- Private Children Law: Section 8 and Special Guardianship orders
- Enforcement of Private Children Act Orders
- Family Law injunctions under part IV of the Family Law Act 1996
Civil Law
- Personal Injury claims, representing Claimant and Defendant
- Contractual Claims
- Housing: Mortgage Possession, Landlord & Tenant, & ASBO
- Employment