Richard Tyson is Head of Chambers. His principal areas of work are:

• All aspects of family work, including Inheritance Act, but in particular complex ancillary relief
• Disciplinary proceedings, including acting frequently for the General Medical Council before its Fitness to Practise Panels
• Personal Injury
• Professional Negligence with a clinical or matrimonial basis

Reported cases include

• Dr David Southall v GMC [2010] EWCA Civ 407 & 484 (Ct Appeal)[professional regulation]
• M (children) [2010] EWCA Civ 69 (Ct Appeal) [public family law]
• M v LB Newham & another [1995] 3 WLR 15 (House of Lords) [childcare/torts/clinical negligence/expert immunity from suit]
• Sandford v Sandford [1986] 1 FLR 412 (Ct Appl) [ancillary relief]
• Seaton v Seaton [1986] 2 FLR 398 (Ct Appl) [ancillary relief]
• Staples v West Dorset District Council [1995] 93 LGR 536 (Ct Appl) [personal injury in public open space]
• A County Council v W and others (Disclosure) [1997] 1 FLR 574
• re A (Disclosure of Medical Records to the GMC) [1998] 2 FLR 641
• S (Leave to remove from jurisdiction:securing return from holiday) [2001] 2 FLR 507

He is a past contributor to Sweet & Maxwell's Encyclopaedia of Financial Provision in Family Matters.

Home fax : 01454 238305

For more information see his specialist profiles.