Andrew Child

Awards and Achievements

Kennedy Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn
Hardwicke Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn

Member Chancery Bar Association
Member Revenue Bar Association

Andrew read Law at Sidney Sussex College Cambridge before coming to the Bar.
He is an editor of Jordan’s Civil Court Service.

Please contact the clerks (clerks@3sb.law.co.uk) for a full CV.

Professional reputation

Chambers & Partners 2008 says: Andrew Child of 3 Stone Buildings “has really burst onto the traditional chancery scene” in recent years, both as an adviser and as a litigator. Fast becoming regarded as an expert on trust and estate related matters, he also takes on cases of a more commercial flavour.

Practice

Andrew has a chancery commercial litigation practice.

In the traditional chancery field, Andrew specialises in advisory and litigation work relating to trusts, estates and capital taxation.
He regularly advises and appears for trustees and / or beneficiaries in breach of trust claims which involve associated revenue and private international law issues.

Andrew also has a strong commercial practice in the areas of insurance, insolvency, commercial contracts and guarantees, directors’ duties and company and shareholder issues.

Notable recent cases

• Healey v Brown 4 ITELR 894; [2002] All ER (D) 249 (mutual wills)
• Marshall v Hill [2003] All ER (D) 304 (construction / rectification of Deed of Variation)
• Peter v Lewis [2004] All ER (D) 101 (insolvency)
• Sharp v Adam [2006] EWCA Civ 449; [2006] All ER (D) 227 (Apr) (testamentary capacity)
• Walker v Walker [2007] All ER (D) 418 (undue influence)

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