Dominic Barratt BA (Mod Lang) (Leeds), Dip Law

Dominic was until March 2011 leader of the chambers Family team. He practises across the field of family law, covering children's issues in public and private law, matrimonial law and ancillary relief.  He appears on behalf of Local Authorities, parents and guardians in public law and very much enjoys the variety and client contact of a mixed family practice. 

According to the latest edition of Legal 500 Dominic Barratt "quickly grasps the essentials and knows exactly what must be done".

Recent Interesting Cases

K v K (2010) Acting for a hospital consultant with a substantial property portfolio with issues of alleged non-disclosure of foreign assets and competing claims on contributions during a long marriage.

I v I (2010) Acting for husband who owns two substantial businesses, a nursing home and a golf course. Very significant debt secured on both business. The issue was to resolve the true net worth of both the matrimonial property and the non-matrimonial property in the most proportionate way.

Re A (2009) High Court – Both parties to the divorce had travelled widely and lived in various different countries. What now is their domicile of choice for the purpose of giving jurisdiction to the court in their divorce? Further, can the jurisdiction of the court now be challenged in respect of the wife's previous divorce based on findings of fact made within the present divorce? 

Re G (2008) Court of Appeal – How appropriate is it to use repeated ICOs with two teenage boys so as to keep them in foster care and separated from their father and each other in order to facilitate their relationship with their mother?

Re B (2007) High Court – Cerebral Palsy child. Local Authority seeking care order to ensure B undergoes surgery. Mother opposing surgery. Court decline to make care order but make B a ward of court.

Re W (2007) EWCA Civ 1255 – Successful appeal against placement order.

Re A & D (2006) – Two children born of different French fathers but with an English mother. Issues of alleged abduction and irreconcilable cultural differences.

Re P v P (2006) – Two parents, both HIV positive, Father critically ill: how to resolve ancillary relief applications with three year old child involved.

Dominic is also one of chambers Pupil Supervisors

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