Joseff is a specialist family barrister, who regularly appears at all levels of the Family Court. Joseff frequently appears for the Local Authority, parents, interveners and guardians in all aspects of public care and emergency applications.
He has appeared in all levels of tribunal up to the Court of Appeal in complex proceedings, and regularly advises and represents in cases of inflicted injury for both public bodies and parents.
Joseff has extensive experience in the full range of private children matters. He is frequently instructed to represent parents in complex and acrimonious applications, including cases involving allegations of sexual assault, domestic violence and parental alienation.
Joseff is the Head of the Wales and Chester Circuit’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Joseff has also written several articles on the merits of remote working for the profession and is a conversational Welsh speaker.
Joseff frequently appears for the Local Authority, parents, interveners and guardians in all aspects of public care and emergency applications.
He has appeared in all levels of tribunal up to the Court of Appeal in complex proceedings, and regularly advises and represents in cases of inflicted injury for both public bodies and parents.
Joseff has extensive experience in all areas of private children law, and has built a busy and established practice in the Family Court.
He is regularly instructed in cases involving allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. Joseff routinely deals with applications for change of residence, external and internal relocation, education provision and special guardianship orders.
Children – Public Law
- Re M (Children: Findings of Fact) [2024] EWCA Civ 1290 – Appeal counsel for the Children’s Guardian successfully resisting an appeal brought by the Appellant Father to serious findings of sexual abuse.
- Re X – Led by Owen Thomas KC in lengthy High Court care proceedings involving transgender children and disputed parental influence on the children’s transition.
- Re Y – Instructed as Junior Counsel in prolonged High Court proceedings that involved international issues, extensive findings of sexual harm, and parental alienation.
Children – Private Law
- Re E – Secured substantial and numerous findings against a parent in relation to emotional harm of the child, and parental alienation of the separated parent.
- Re T – Successful contested application made by a parent seeking to change their child’s primary education.
- Re H – Successfully represented a parent in acrimonious proceedings seeking to change the residence of their child.
Joseff has an extensive pro-bono presence within his practice, and works with:
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- Bridging the Bar, a charity committed to increasing the equality of access to opportunities in the legal profession across all underrepresented groups;
- Young Citizens, Joseff is the regional co-ordinator for Wales, a charity that conducts an annual national mock trial competition in comprehensive schools throughout Wales;
- Lord Edmund Davies Legal Education Trust (LEDLET), a charity established to serve young people living in Wales or having a connection with Wales who are interested in entering the legal profession.
Joseff is also a panel member with Advocate, the Bar’s Pro-Bono charity, and is the Circuit’s representative on the Bar Council’s Race Panel.
Joseff is the Head of the Equality and Diversity Committee of the Wales and Chester Circuit, as well as being the Cardiff Junior with Circuit for under 10 years call.
- Llandovery College
- Loughborough University, English, First Class Hons.
- Cardiff University, GDipLaw (Commendation) & BPTC (Very Competent)
- Prince of Wales Scholarship, Grays Inn
- Pegasus Scholarship, Inner Temple
- Norman Tapp Memorial Prize, Grays Inn
- DuCann Prize Finalist, Grays Inn.
- Goddard Scholar, Grays Inn.
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