Asher Shane

(2010) Barrister

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Asher is a specialist family law Barrister who is authorised to practice by the Bar Council and is regulated by the Bar Standards Board. He has a right of audience in every court in England and Wales.

Asher is a former Royal Marine and served on operations around the world. He graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a First Class Honours Degree (LLB), achieving the highest degree classification of his academic year.

Asher joined Chambers in 2012. However, he has also practiced as in-house counsel with a prominent firm of solicitors and has extensive litigation experience.

He brings a depth of life experience to his practice. He is able to offer exceptional client care, combined with pragmatism and sound legal judgement.

Qualifications

Oxford Brookes University - LLB First Class (Hons)
College of Law - BVC Very Competent

Membership

Inner Temple

Asher undertakes public access work and appears on the Bar Council Public Access Register. This allows members of the public to instruct Asher directly, without having to go through a solicitor (although Asher also accepts instructions from solicitors in the traditional way).

You can find out more about how to instruct Asher on a Direct Public Access basis at: https://www.no18chambers.com/public-access

For a clear explanation of how instructing Asher on a direct access basis can work for you, go to the Bar Council’s explanatory document: https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/uploads/assets/20f0db2a-a40c-4af9-95b1b9557ad748e9/Public-Access-Guidance-for-Lay-Clients.pdf

Examples of the family law work Asher often undertakes:

Providing advice and guidance on legal issues, both before and during court proceedings;
Drafting legal documents and letters on behalf of clients;
Representing clients at court;
Providing advice and representation on appeals.

Please contact Asher’s clerking team for information on his fees, to obtain a quotation for legal services, or for information on the likely timescales for commonly provided legal services: telephone: 02380 736812 email: clerks@no18chambers.com

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Legal Expertise

For more information or to get in touch with Asher please contact the clerks room who will be happy to assist you.

Private Law Children: Residence and Contact

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Private Law Children: Contact and Residence Disputes Under the Children Act 1989

Asher has particular expertise in dealing with cases involving children, after their parents have separated. This often involves disputes over where children should live; how much time they should spend with each parent and/or other members of their family; Parental Responsibility; changing children’s names; children’s education; their religious up-bringing; parents relocating to another part of the country or abroad; taking children out of the country for holidays; what happens to children if one or both parents die; children witnessing/experiencing domestic abuse and cases concerning children with special needs.

Asher is regularly instructed to represent Children’s Guardians appointed under FPR 2010 r16.4.

He has also represented grandparents in a variety of applications.

Asher’s wider life experience enables him to offer exceptional support to his clients. He is able to ‘think outside the box’, quickly identifying practical solutions to resolve family disputes and avoid protracted legal proceedings.

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Domestic Violence & Injunctions

Asher has represented many clients (both male and female) in cases involving domestic abuse. He regularly deals with applications for injunctions under the Family Law Act 1996, such as non-molestation orders and occupation orders.

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Professional Info

Qualifications

Oxford Brookes University - LLB First Class (Hons)
College of Law - BVC Very Competent

Membership

Inner Temple

Awards

Otto Rix Prize – Inner Temple (2011)
Major Scholarship and Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship – Inner Temple (2010)
Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons Prize for ‘Best Academic Achievement’ - Oxford Brookes University (2009)

Personal Info

Asher enjoys foreign travel whenever possible. He continues to pursue his passion for adventure sports and is a keen climber, skier and long-distance runner.

Cases of note

Cases of Note

News articles

News

Passing the buck may cost you a buck: A Father v A Mother [2025] EWHC 364 (Fam) (20 February 2025) - wasted costs against legal representatives with sloped shoulders…

In this case, the father applied to have the parties’ two children returned to Nigeria, following their alleged unlawful removal by the mother on or around 24 June 2024. The matter...

Bite-Sized Law by Asher Shane

Is it acceptable to use a ‘zonal exclusion’ in a non-molestation order to prohibit a respondent’s access to the family home, instead of making an occupation order? Well… that depends! The court...

What parents can and cannot do without the other’s consent – a brief look at the unilateral exercise of PR

I recently represented a mother who was the respondent to an application made by the father for a Prohibited Steps Order (‘PSO’), prohibiting her from relocating with the parties’ children...

Message from Mr Justice Peel: Standard Orders – cross examination and QLR provisions

Mr Justice Peel has made the following announcement with the authority of the President of the Family Division: "The prohibition of cross examination provisions contained in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021...

President of the Family Division’s Memorandum on Drafting Orders 10 November 2021

On 10 November 2021 the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, issued a memorandum giving further guidance on the drafting orders in Family Proceedings, and in particular, the...

RE :C (Children: Welfare)(No.2) [2020] EWFC B36

In July 2020 the Family Court heard C (Children: Welfare)(No.2) [2020] EWFC B36, a Public Law case concerning the welfare of two children aged 12 and 10 years, one of...

Guidance for Experts Witnesses on Giving Evidence Remotely

The Academy of Experts’ judicial committee, led by former Supreme Court judge Lord Saville, has produced guidance on the giving of remote evidence for expert witnesses. https://academyofexperts.org/knowledge-hub/guidance-on-the-giving-of-remote-evidence-for-expert-witnesses/ Although many expert witnesses will...

News Flash 'New Guidance on Domestic Violence Injunctions issued by the Government’

On 3 April 2020, the government issued the guidance ‘Applying for a domestic violence (Family Law Act) injunction for unrepresented applicants’. Below is a 6 step process from the Legal...

Stop Press :Contact and Coronavirus

In the last 2 weeks every single order I have drafted in private law Children Act proceedings has been impacted by the current COVID-19 outbreak. This has ranged from litigants...

Reviews

I’d like to express my personal thanks for your help in this case, and Ash’s phenomenal efforts. He’s been superb in all respects - his empathetic and caring client care, attention to detail, comms with me, and achieving a great result. He’s gone the extra mile, then a few more, and shown himself to be a wonderful man. I’ve been around quite a few years now, and it’s rare that I’ve been this impressed, and grateful. Thanks again to you both.

Jason Evans - Parker Bullen LLP

We have instructed Asher regularly over the last two years. Since the first instruction he has provided impeccable service to his instructing solicitor and the client. Asher’s approach to client care is second to none, he listens to the client’s needs and provides exceptional advice, this results in clients trusting and respecting him. Asher’s advocacy skills are excellent and his attention to detail is to be commended. We highly recommend Asher to others.

Emma Sanders K J Smith

I have had the pleasure of instructing Asher on a few occasions since my qualification. Asher’s calm and approachable mannerism with clients makes him instantly popular with them, and when issues are complicated he provides incredibly clear, pragmatic and down to earth advice. Clients are consequently able to understand to a greater extend complicated issues that would otherwise be difficult to follow. As a result Asher has set the standard in instructing counsel for me and he is a ‘go to’ barrister for any private children or domestic abuse matter.

Daniel Norris – Churchers Solicitors

I was very impressed with Mr Shane and I could not have asked for a better barrister to be represented by.

Clarke & Son

Seminars

Seminars & Events

Private Law Children Seminar 2025

Thursday 27th of March 2025

Our Private Law Children Seminar 2025 is aimed at those currently practicing all aspects of Private Law Children and those who are otherwise interested. We are planning on an informative...

Family Law Seminar Afternoon

Monday 4th of November 2024

The range of interesting and topical lectures, with a focus on Children and Injunction Proceedings, will be suitable for Lawyers, Solicitors and any Legal Professionals. 2.00pm – Arrival 2.30pm – Non-Molestation Orders...

Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance Seminar 2023

Friday 21st of April 2023

Our Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance Seminar 2023 is aimed at thosecurrently practicing all aspects of Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance and thosewho are otherwise interested. We are...

Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance Conference 2019

Thursday 13th of June 2019

Our Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance Conference 2019 is aimed at those currently practicing all aspects of Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance, and those who are otherwise interested....

Dorset Resolution Seminar Family Law Update (in Conjunction with No18 Chambers)

Monday 2nd of July 2018

No.18 are delighted to announce that Ian Wheaton (2002), Nigel Cholerton (2007), Katherine Henry (2008) & Robin Shane (2012) are speaking at The Dorset Resolution Family Law Update on the...