Nicholas Horsley

Summary of Practice

Nicholas Horsley was called to the Bar in 1998. Nick is instructed in all areas of child law, in particular in care, but also in wardship, relocation, abduction, forced marriage and inherent jurisdiction matters. Undertakes mental health and adult provision/judicial review cases and advises and appears in matter involving public interest immunity, confidentiality and adoption.

Scholarships and Awards

Helena Kennedy Prize (Birkbeck).

British Academy of Forensic Science Prize (Inns of Court School of Law).

Professional Memberships

FLBA (Family Law Bar Association)

Selected Cases

S (A child) [2008] EWCA Civ. 1078 - Further residential assessment.

Education

Magdalene College, Cambridge (Exhibitioner). MA (Hons).

Birkbeck College, University of London  LLB, First Class Honours.

Publications

2000 Code of Practice for Experts with Philip Newman for the Academy of Experts.

2005 Forced Marriage and Public Law Paper for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

2006 Cross-Border Exercise of Access Rights; Brussels 2 Revised Paper for the European Academy of Law.