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30 Park Place - Barristers Chambers
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Family & Childcare

30 Park Place is home to the largest team of specialist family barristers in Wales. We have unmatched experience in complex and sensitive public and private children law matters.

We regularly act in high-profile family law cases across Wales and the West. Our clients include local authorities, parents, prospective adopters, and interveners.

Consistently ranked Tier 1 by Chambers UK and Legal 500, 30 Park Place is recognised as the leading set in Wales for family law. Our barristers provide expert representation in complex care proceedings, serious injury cases, parental disputes, and High Court applications under the inherent jurisdiction.

We appear daily in the Family Court and High Court across England and Wales, and are trusted for our clear advocacy, consistency of representation, and calm handling of sensitive cases. From urgent interim hearings to multi-week fact-finding hearings and appeals, we bring the same rigour and clarity to every case.

Our team is instructed by local authorities, parents, guardians, and other parties in public and private law children proceedings. We are known for our collaborative approach, excellent clerking, and responsiveness to solicitors’ needs.

As a truly multi-disciplinary set, we bring insight from our wider expertise in Court of Protection, criminal, and public law when needed.


Areas of expertise

  • Care & Supervision Orders
  • Hague Convention & International Child Abduction
  • Inherent jurisdiction & High Court Family Proceedings
  • Injunctive Relief (Non-molestation & Occupation Orders)
  • Placement & Adoption Proceedings
  • Section 8 Children Act 1989 Applications

Barristers

Jane Crowley KC

Call 1976 | Silk 1998

James Tillyard KC

Call 1978 | Silk 2002

Catherine Heyworth KC

Call 1991 | Silk 2022

Catrin John

Head of Chambers

Call 1992

Charles Parsley

Call 1973

Michelle Withers

Call 1991

Harriet Edmondson

Call 1997

Colin Douglas

Call 1998

Katy Morgan

Call 2002

Claire Williams

Call 2004

Public & Administrative Law

Kalpna Keshra

Call 2007

Hannah Ahmadi

Call 2008

Nathan Jones

Call 2008

Rhian Jones

Call 2008

Rhys Evans

Call 2008

Samuel Shepherd

Call 2009

Gareth Duncan

Call 2010

Rhodri Jones

Call 2011

Lisa McCormick

Call 2013

Nia Gowman

Call 2014

Oliver Harris

Call 2015

Joseph Murphy

Call 2017

Lowri Patterson

Call 2017

Melissa Jones

Call 2017

David Crowley

Call 2017

David Richards

Call 2018

Adriana Rodriguez

Call 2019

Sophie Keegan

Call 2020

Talia Keskin

Call 2021

Emma Meadows

Call 2022

Megan Eckley

Call 2023

“An absolute foundation for any high-profile or complex criminal case. Throws everything into the case, and it consumes him for that period. He is easy to work with and is excellent on his feet, with jurors, judge and opponent.”

Stefano Nuvoloni KC *

Call 1994 | Silk 2017

“She is praised for her pragmatic approach to sensitive proceedings and displays a particular aptitude for interacting with challenging and vulnerable clients.”

Sharon Love *

Call 1997

For more information
Contact our clerks for assistance with choosing the right barrister for your matter.

family@30parkplace.co.uk
+44 (0)2920 727667

For assistance
Contact James Dowse
Lead Family Clerk
+44 (0)2920 727656
Email

"The clerks are excellent."


Chambers UK 2026

"The clerks are very quick to respond to enquiries and always helpful."


Chambers UK 2026

"The clerking team is very knowledgeable and extremely helpful."


Chambers UK 2026

"Excellent friendly clerks who will bend over backwards to assist."


Chambers UK 2026

‘depth and choice of skilled, personable barristers’.


Legal 500 2026

‘exceptional’


Legal 500 2026

"30 Park Place is the go-to set for family law. All the team have a wealth of experience. They are welcomed by judges due to their knowledge and experience in advocacy. Clients are always in safe hands with them."


Legal 500 2025

"The set has a really strong cohort of very experienced counsel."


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