Andrew Day

Barrister, arbitrator and pFDR evaluator at @stivesfamily and @29bedfordrow: “The devil is in the detail and he always captures it.” (@chambersguides 2016).

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

This is really heart-breaking. It speaks powerfully to the need for barristers in all practice areas, but perhaps especially in crime (and, dare I say it, public law children), to look after themselves and each other if they are also to protect the justice system(s) they work in.

[Joanna Hardy-Susskind @Joanna__Hardy]

Last year, 1436 criminal court hearings were delayed because there was no barrister to represent one side or the other.

Back in 2019, that number was just 71.

For @CounselMagazine I ask:

Where have all the criminal barristers gone?

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

I’m very excited to be able to announce that, in addition to my long-standing tenancy at @stiveschambers in Birmingham, I am taking up a door tenancy at @29BedfordRow in London and so I am now able to accept instructions via two oustanding sets.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@familybrief 😫

[Financial Remedies Journal @fr_journal]

"If ever there were any doubts as to the importance of the FDR appointment and the parties’ attendance at one, then Mr Justice Peel has unequivocally put those doubts to rest in his judgment in GH v GH [2024] EWFC 272"

Read more: https://t.co/9qOMKj2aEh

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

ADR grumbles aside, I am of course delighted to have retained my tier / band one ranking in both legal directories. Many thanks to @thelegal500 and @ChambersGuides, to all who took the time to say nice things about me and to my colleagues at @StIvesFamily.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

An earnest plea to @thelegal500 and @ChambersGuides. Please improve your coverage of barristers undertaking family ADR outside London next year. Having only London rankings or “all circuits” rankings with only London barristers in them does not reflect this key market nationwide.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

I had the privilege of contributing to the discussions which fed into this ground-breaking and thought-provoking report from @ResFamilyLaw and of attending its launch this evening. I strongly encourage all who do FR work to read and consider it carefully.

[Resolution @ResFamilyLaw]

🔊 Resolution is calling for a cultural shift to better meet the needs of victim-survivors of domestic abuse seeking the resolution of finances on divorce.

📕 Find out more and read the #ResEAreport 👇https://t.co/r7Le7LyLJ3

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head @maxschofield @Michae1Salter @ishkolhatkar @JasonBell33 Even on offence and defence, the degree of specialisation is mind-blowing and almost impossible to understand fully if you’re not an expert / have never played. I imagine it’s part of the reason we’ve yet to see a rugby union player achieve real success in the NFL.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head @maxschofield @Michae1Salter @ishkolhatkar As @JasonBell33 always says “special teams for special players”.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head The most striking thing about that chart is difference between the figures for silks and for very senior juniors, which is vast!

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head Any income figure for W contrasted with H’s in an FR judgment is likely to be net. Properly grossed up to give a GFI figure, £40K net probably wouldn’t be far from the lower end of the range suggested by the report.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head *without*

It was a pleasure working with you on it; I’ll look forward to an IRL meeting over a self-congratulatory glass of something delicious at some point.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

I’m most grateful to the @fr_journal for publishing yet more of my musings on their blog today - an article produced in conjunction with @gifford_head concerning the interesting and important TLATA case Re Cynberg. https://t.co/M9z9wAuMl7

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head @hjbrander @jamessflee Quite possibly. I’m pretty sure blogging wasn’t a thing back then.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head @hjbrander @jamessflee I think it’s fair to say that @gifford_head and I have slightly different views on this. He probably regards me as something close to a Pink v Lawrence absolutist. We’ve tried to do justice to both points of view in our (hopefully forthcoming) blog.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head @RhysTaylor32 @MWHoyle19 @fr_journal Looking forward to hearing from you. Hope you received the first draft sent via your clerks.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

@gifford_head @RhysTaylor32 @MWHoyle19 @fr_journal I’d be open to collaborating on this if you don’t want to do all the heavy lifting.

[Andrew Day @AndrewDayLegal]

I enjoyed working with my @StIvesFamily colleague @Charmian2016 on this piece, published today on the @fr_journal blog:

[Financial Remedies Journal @fr_journal]

Cohabitation and Separation: When Does the Clock Start and Stop? ⁦@AndrewDayLegal⁩ & Charmain Jackson. https://t.co/H4aJ2qhVpb

[Financial Remedies Journal @fr_journal]

NCDR Redux: The Impact of October’s CPR Amendments ⁦@nicholasallen29⁩ ⁦@RhysTaylor32⁩ https://t.co/atQ3qXORqY