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title: James Osborne | Family Law Barrister | Family Finance, Court of Protection & Child Arrangements
description: Family law barrister James Osborne offers legal advice and representation in family finance, child arrangements, and Court of Protection matters.
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###### Family Law Barrister | 15+ years experience

# James Osborne

James is an experienced family law barrister. A reliable and approachable advocate, his core practice areas include family finance, child arrangements, and Court of Protection matters. 

## Biography

James is a skilled court room advocate with a reputation for getting to the core issues in a case quickly and tackling them effectively. He offers reliably sound judgement, pragmatic legal advice and an analytical approach to his instructions. James provides a very approachable service is always happy to discuss initial issues that his clients may face in dealing with claims. Before becoming a barrister, James worked as in-house counsel for a global FTSE 100 company for eight years dealing with high value commercial contract negotiations. He brings a wealth of business experience to his practice, which is primarily focussed on general commercial, property and family work.

**Family Law**

James is instructed in all stages of family cases, from initial pre-action advice in consultation through to representation at contested hearings (including fact-finding hearings and final hearings). He offers a great deal of experience in:

- Matrimonial finance, including Inheritance Act provision and financial settlement proceedings
- Contested child arrangements, including applications for contact and residence
- Injunctive proceedings, including non-molestation, prohibited steps and occupation orders

Court of Protection

James accepts instructions in Court of Protection matters, including:

- Deputyship
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) 
- Lasting powers of attorney and enduring powers of attorney
- Mental capacity
- Medical treatment
- Best interests decisions
- Welfare, including contact, residence and care decisions

## Professional qualifications and associations

- Called to the Bar in 2006
- Bar Vocational Course, BPP Law School  
   Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School  
   BSc (Hons) Geography, Manchester University/Granada University, Spain  
   Scholarships and awards: Socrates Erasmus Scholar, Manchester University
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# Contact James

To get a quote for James' legal representation, call us today. Or fill out this form and we'll get back to you.  

### 0330 822 5481

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