Edward Devereux KC

Spear’s Review

‘He is intellectually creative, always alive to appeal points and an excellent advocate in international children law,’ says a peer – a senior family solicitor – of Edward Devereux. At one point, Devereux was the youngest family lawyer to be appointed KC in the past 20 years.

The Harcourt Chambers barrister’s reputation is clear from his superb CV, not least his involvement in 75 reported cases, including some of the most significant family law cases of recent years. He has appeared before the UK Supreme Court (on 11 occasions), the Court of Justice of the EU, the European Court of Human Rights and the US Supreme Court. Prominent clients include Rocco Ritchie, Sophie Turner and the parents of Archie Battersbee.

Among many other publications, he was the editor of Dicey, Morris & Collins (a leading legal textbook). He contributed the chapters on domicile and residence, children, legitimacy, legitimation and adoption, and mental incapacity.

Notable Cases

• Regina (GA and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1131

• Madonna Ciccone v Guy Ritchie and Rocco Ritchie [2016] EWHC 616 (Fam) 

• AI v MT (Alternative Dispute Resolution) [2013] EWHC 100 (Fam)