Ryan Morgan - Children Private Law

Ryan regularly represents parents and children in private law children disputes. He takes a problem solving approach to these cases which ensures that conflict is reduced as much as possible for his clients.

Ryan has also gained extensive experience of representing parties in cases which involve domestic violence. Ryan has an in depth understanding of the processes when such allegations are made.

D v K [2014] EWHC 700 (fam) and Q v Q, Re B, Re C [2014] EWFC 31. Whilst a solicitor, Ryan represented two mothers in cases where allegations of rape had been made and the father was acting as a litigant in person. The case looked at the problems of conducting a finding of fact hearing where a party is unrepresented and is intending on cross examining their accuser on sensitive allegations. The matters went before Sir James Munby who said the following:

the hard work of the mother’s solicitors as by the time Judges hear cases, all too often there is a focus on the evidence before them, and the often exhausting support given to a client in such a difficult case is often overlooked”.

Recent cases include:

• Re L (2021) – representation of a Mother at a 7-day fact finding hearing regarding allegations against the maternal great grandfather that he had groomed and sexually abused the subject child. Findings made.
• Re A (2022)- representation of a Mother during proceedings where a central issue was if the Father should be permitted to temporarily remove the child to the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
• A v Z (2023) – representation of a Mother within a fact finding hearing. The hearing was to determine allegations made by the Mother regarding sexual abuse and domestic violence. Findings made.
• Re J (2024) – representation at a final hearing of a competent child who argued that no order should be made given his age. No order made.