William Tyler

Call: 1996

Preferred Counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Ranked as a Leading Junior at the London Bar in Children Law

‘Superb’, and an ‘Exceptional Advocate ‘ (Legal 500) 

 
William’s extensive public law Children Act practice regularly sees him litigating the most serious cases in the County and the High Court. He has developed a particular expertise in cases involving very serious injury and difficult medical evidence (having appeared for the successful Local Authority in the landmark Shaken Baby Syndrome case before the then President, Dame Elizabeth Butler–Sloss – Re A & D). He has regularly appeared in cases involving allegations of factitious injury syndrome, of serious, sometimes serial, sexual abuse, and in cases with a complicated international element. He is much valued by Local Authorities for his careful and thorough preparation and presentation, by solicitors for parents for his persuasive and persistent advocacy, and by Children’s Guardians for the dedication and balance he brings to care cases.

These applications very often include or lead to Placement Order and Adoption proceedings. William also has significant experience of cases in which the propriety of a ‘secret adoption’ is litigated in the High Court and of cases involving international adoptions.

William deals adeptly with the more esoteric cases involving children, having appeared in many cases involving the use of the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction, in relation both to Wardship and single–issue ‘treatment’ cases. He has sad experience of a number of cases involving the need to consider the planned non–resuscitation of or withdrawal of treatment from severely injured babies and children. In such cases, his medico–legal knowledge has proved indispensable.

Areas of expertise

Domestic Violence
Adoption
Divorce
Court of protection
Care
Judicial Review
Judicial Review
Domestic Violence
Finance