Deborah Dinan-Hayward
Degree: LL.B (Hons) Sheffield
Year of call and Inn: 1988; Inner Temple
Professional Membership: Western Circuit; FLBA; Affiliate member of Resolution
Practice:
A matrimonial finance and probate specialist, Deborah Dinan-Hayward undertakes privately-funded cases in this field. She is the leader of Chambers’ Family Team. Her areas of expertise include:
- matrimonial finance on divorce with particular expertise in high net-worth * ancillary relief cases;
- Cohabitation and property ownership disputes;
- applications brought under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, including claims based on proprietary estoppel and constructive trusts;
- applications under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975;
- contentious and non-contentious probate matters including the upholding or challenging of wills, claims regarding the removal of executors and trustees and the variation of dispositions on death, and issues regarding testamentary capacity, want of
- knowledge and approval of the terms of the will and undue influence;
- claims involving the intervention of a third party;
- financial applications in relation to children.
Deborah has a special interest in the financial aspects of Brussels II revised and international disputes in matrimonial finance provisions.
Deborah’s practice encompasses professional negligence claims within her area of expertise and aspects of insolvency within matrimonial finance disputes.
Although most of Deborah’s work is undertaken in the County Court and High Court she is happy to represent clients at arbitrations, mediations or other forms of ADR”.
Public Access:
Deborah Dinan-Hayward is licensed to accept work under the Public Access rules. Click here for further details about the Public Access scheme.
Collaborative Law:
Deborah is an accredited Collaborate Counsel.
Publications:
Law reporter for Family Law Reports and Family Law
Contributor to:
Halsbury’s Laws – Butterworths
Essential Family Practice – Butterworths
Atkin’s Court Forms – Butterworths
Writes for Berners Publishing
Recommendations:
“reassuring and demonstrates a good bedside manner and an eye for detail”
Chambers and Partners 2012
“always among the top choices for financial work”
Legal 500 2011
“she is held in high esteem”
Chambers and Partners 2011
“one of the better juniors on circuit whose particular specialisation lies in divorce involving trusts of land and agricultural property.”
Chambers and Partners 2010
“an expert in high-value ancillary relief”
Legal 500 2009
Solicitors are impressed by Deborah Dinan-Hayward’s extensive knowledge and prowess in the courtroom. “She knows exactly what she is doing.”
Chambers and Partners 2008
“Financial specialist. Very efficient. A softer personality that judges warm to”
“Realistic, but tenacious when necessary”
“Now concentrating more on financial side she is approachable and does a good job”
Chambers and Partners
“Determined but not strident – she calmly makes the case”
Legal 500 2008
Albion Chambers, Broad Street, Bristol BS1 1DR
T: 0117 927 2144
F: 0117 926 2569
deborah.dinan-hayward@albionchambers.co.uk
Clerk: Michael Harding
T 0117 311 0302
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