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Rhys Hadden
Called 2006 (Middle Temple)
MA Philosophy (Distinction) - University of Manchester
PgDL - University of the West of England
BVC - BPP Law School, London
Diplock Scholarship - Middle Temple (2005)
Michael Polanyi Prize for Excellence in Philosophy (2001)
Alfred & Edith Hamer Entrance Scholarship (1998)
Main Areas of Practice
Public Law and Local Government
Employment
Family
Court of Protection
Professional Memberships
ELA
ALBA
HRLA
ELBA
Profile
Prior to commencing pupillage, Rhys worked as a paralegal in the human rights department at Leigh Day & Co. During his time there he assisted with a number of judicial review and public law matters, including a multi-party application to the European Court of Human Rights in relation to the treatment of registered care workers on the Department of Health PoVA list.
Rhys returned to Chambers after spending two terms as Judicial Assistant to Sir Anthony May, the President of the Queen's Bench Division. He assisted in a wide range of cases including:
Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 145 (community care - whether claimant entitled as of right to choose damages from tortfeasor to fund care and accommodation costs rather than local authority provision)
R (Shields) v Secretary of State for Justice [2008] EWHC 3102 (Admin) (whether Secretary of State is constrained from exercising prerogative of mercy to grant pardon in respect of English football fan convicted in Bulgaria and serving sentence in British prison)
BK (Democratic Republic of Congo) v Secretary of State for Home Department [2008] EWCA Civ 1322 (immigration - country guidance decision - whether failed asylum-seekers involuntarily returned to DRC were likely, merely because of their return, to suffer breach of Art.3 ECHR)
Calvert v William Hill Credit Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1427 (negligence - whether bookmakers owed duty of care to compulsive gambler)
R (O'Connor) v HM Coroner for District of Avon & Anor [2009] EWHC 854 (Admin) (coroner's inquest - person whose actions led to child's death acquitted of manslaughter by foreign court on finding of temporary insanity - appropriate standard of proof where issue of insanity raised on evidence)
Rhys is willing to consider work on a CFA basis where appropriate. He is also keen to maintain a pro bono element to his practice and is an accredited FRU representative in social security law.
Public Law and Local Government
Rhys accepts instructions in any area of public and administrative law. During pupillage he had exposure to a broad range of public law matters, including in the fields of local government law, community care, freedom of information and care standards. Rhys is keen to expand his practice to incorporate the areas of mental health and education law.
Rhys also appears regularly before the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. Alongside immigration work, he has an interest in community care and social welfare law, and especially the provision of support for persons from abroad.
Rhys has participated in the recent Chambers' seminar Judicial Review by Children, where he co-wrote a paper on the relationship.
Civil
Rhys advises and acts in a wide range of civil law disciplines, including bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, landlord and tenant, general negligence and contract. He has appeared in final and interim County Court hearings and has experience of all aspects of civil procedure including applications for strike out, summary judgment, disclosure, stays, directions and disposal hearings.
Employment
Rhys appears regularly in employment tribunals in pre-hearing reviews, case management discussions and final hearings. He acts for employers and employees alike. He has recent experience of matters relating to disability discrimination, race discrimination, whistle-blowing, wrongful and unfair dismissal.
During pupillage Rhys assisted in the case of Wooster v London Borough of Tower Hamlets ET 3200639/2007 (appeal pending) (whether dismissal of an employee prior to his entitlement to enhanced pension rights was unfair and discriminatory on the grounds of his age).
Family
Rhys' family practice concentrates largely on proceedings involving children. He appears on behalf of local authorities and parents in public law cases and on behalf of parents in private law applications (contact, residence etc).
Rhys also represents both applicants and respondents in civil proceedings relating to domestic violence, particularly non-molestation, occupation, and committal orders.
During pupillage he was involved in the following cases:
Notable Cases
K v K & Ors [2008] EWHC 1561 (Fam) (contact and residence; re-hearing of previous findings of fact in light of new evidence from police)
A (A Child) [2008] EWCA Civ 1138 (burden and standard of proof in contempt of court cases)
X & Y (Foreign Surrogacy) [2008] EWHC 3030 (Fam)
Publications
Contributor to the Administrative Court Digest.
Rhys is a qualified Public Access barrister.
If you would like any further information regarding Rhys Hadden's practice, please contact his clerks or call +44 (0)20 7405 6114.
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