Alistair Myles

Background

About Alistair Myles

I practise in all areas of family law, in particular complex financial remedy cases often involving assets in different jurisdictions and complicated trust structures. I have been involved with several reported cases in recent years including US v SR, AC v DC and Jones v Jones. I represented the successful party in the English proceedings of MH, with reported judgments in Ireland and the CJEU on the correct interpretation of European law regarding issue and service of applications. In addition to contested litigation, I have been acted in a number of arbitrations, including the Court of Appeal case of Haley v Haley in which we were successful in establishing, for the first time, that the test to challenge a family law arbitration is the same as an appeal of a family court decision. I have extensive experience in all areas of private Children Act proceedings including leave to remove cases. I acted for the Mother in RC v AB who successfully obtained permission to return to Angola with her son following wardship proceedings. Prior to being made partner, I assisted in the reported cases of R v F (Schedule 1: Costs) regarding costs in Schedule 1 proceedings and Re Child X (Rights of Media Attendance), the then leading case on the right of the media to report on private children law cases. I have appeared on BBC2’s Working Lunch to comment on developments in case law and volunteers as a student supervisor at the BPP pro bono Family Law Advice Clinic. In 2019 I was one of a hundred ‘future leaders’, aged 40 or under, identified by Citywealth, and was awarded Silver at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2019 for "Family Lawyer of the Year – Partner". Per Legal 500 2020:"Alistair Myles is fantastic and one of my go-to recommendations. He cuts to the issues quickly, isolates the key points and is all over the detail. A partner already, he will become more and more of a name as time goes on".