Christian Durham Hall

Christian Durham Hall

  • Year of Call: 2009

  • Grays Inn
    History (BA Hons)
    Postgraduate Diploma in Law
    LLM, Constitutional and Administrative Law
    Bar vocational course

    Awards
    Full scholarship: Repton School
    Shakespeare Memorial Scholarship, Grays Inn
    Lord Thomas of Mostyn Advocacy Award, Cardiff University

     

    Practice

    After a career as a Ski Instructor, Semi-Professional Actor, Government Policy Advisor, Academic and PR Executive Christian decided to join the Bar and has not looked back since.

    Christian practises in:

    All areas of Civil Law, with a particular interest and specialism in Personal Injury, Negligence, Contract and Civil Applications.

    All areas of Employment Law, with a particular interest in Unfair and Constructive Dismissal (including Unfair Redundancy), Internal Procedures and Discrimination.

    All areas of Family Law, with particular expertise in children public Law and Ancillary Relief.

    All areas of Immigration and Asylum Law. 

    Notable cases

    Re J (a Child) [2011] - Appeal against a s91(14) order for five years.  Appeal based on procedural irregularity and errors in law.  After a De Novo hearing duration of the order reduced.

    Seminars

    Christian regularly provides training and speaks at seminars.  Examples of his recent talks are:

    Public Children Law updates 2011
    Employment Law and the new Agency Regulations implemented in October 2011
    Civil Procedure - The Road to Proceedings (to an audience of 450)
    Disclosure, non-matrimonial assets, media attention and Radmacher all in an Ancillary Relief Setting


    Professional Memberships

    Family Law Bar Association
    Employment Law Bar Association
    Personal Injury Bar Association

    Other Interests

    Social History, Sport, Acting, Walking the dogs and Theatre