Andrew Nixon
Andrew is an experienced barrister specialising in Family, Civil and Crime. He is regularly briefed in all forms of Divorce, Financial Remedy, Court of Protection, Private and Public Children matters and Crime.
Practice Overview
Andrew Nixon is a highly experienced common law Barrister. His mixed practice allows him multiple insights from various jurisdictions. He has wide experience in advocacy and in providing specialist advice in conference or in writing. He is regularly instructed by Solicitors reassured by his dedicated, empathetic and realistic approach.
Disarmingly affable Andrew Nixon is robust and resolute both in his representation of his clients and in pursuance of cases in accordance with their instructions. A hardworking, confident and earnest barrister, he is known for his thorough preparation and attention to detail.
He has been instructed to represent and/or offer specialist legal advice to individuals, multinational companies, local authorities and police forces. Andrew accepts instructions from members of the legal profession and from members of the public directly.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Family
Financial Remedy
- Financial issues relating to Civil Partnership, Marriage and Cohabitation
- TOLATA
- PROPRIETARY ESTOPPEL
- Freezing Injunctions
- Schedule 1 applications
- Financial remedy work including claims between engaged couples, spouses, civil and cohabiting partners.
- Cases involving issues with disclosure including concealment or dissipation of assets
- Cases involving business assets including private companies and partnerships
- Cases involving multiple parties and interveners
- Cases involving issues with pensions, trust assets, inherited wealth and farms
- Cases involving complex issues of conduct
- Cases involving lengthy delay between separation and financial remedy applications
- Notices to show cause
- Enforcement proceedings
TOLATA & PROPRIETARY ESTOPPEL:
Acted for the Appellant in LINDEN v BURTON [2016] EWCA Civ 275
Public Children
- Jurisdiction of the Court
- Wardship
- Inherent Jurisdiction
- Supervision or Care Orders (interim or final)
- Emergency Protection Orders
- Special Guardianship (arising from care cases)
- Placement and Adoption Order (including revocation and contact)
- s.38(6) applications for assessments
- Contested instruction of expects (including contested questions)
- ‘Late in the proceedings’ intervener status applications
- Typical cases Mr Nixon undertakes involve one or more of the following issues:
- Jurisdiction
- Non Accidental Injury
- Multiple experts
- Severe physical and/or sexual abuse
- Forced Marriages and ‘Honour’ Killings marriages
Care Cases
Acting for mother in high profile jurisdiction case (Child born abroad returned to mother following UK social services removing child from foreign jurisdiction) (mother subsequently imprisoned for life for being centre of ‘utterly depraved’ paedophile ring) for mother in high profile neglect case (Child death: falling from open window in tower block)
Private Children
- Jurisdiction of the Court
- Surrogacy
- Residence, Contact, Specific Issue, Prohibited Steps
- Abduction
- Search and Recovery
- International Recovery
- International Disclosure
- Emergency Applications
- Allegations of child abuse and serious violence within the family home
Injunctions
- Family law act injunctions including
- non molestation orders
- Occupation orders
- Committals
Crime
- Drugs
- Abuse
- Dishonesty
- Violence
- POCA (Mixed assets and trusts)
Public and Civil Law
Court of Protection and Mental Capacity
- Best interests
- Deputyship
- Finances
- Property
- Capacity
- Accommodation
- Deprivation of liberty
- Contact
- Residence
- Statutory wills
- Consent to treatment
- Consent to marriage and sexual relationships
- Forced
Wills and Probate
- Frustrated gifts
- Mutual Wills
- Contested Proofs
- Interpretation of intentions
- Applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
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3y ago
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