Ralph McMullan is a Family Law Barrister with extensive experience in children law, divorce and financial settlements, and injunctive remedies. He accepts instructions in a wide range of family law matters, including child arrangements, parental disputes, financial proceedings involving high-value assets, and applications for non-molestation, occupation and prohibited steps orders. His calm and measured approach is particularly well suited to sensitive and complex cases.
Financial settlement
Divorce and financial settlement proceedings
Representation at all stages, including FDA, FDR, interim applications and final hearings
High-value financial cases involving substantial property, pensions and business assets
Children law
Child Arrangements Orders (contact and residence)
Parental alienation
Parental responsibility
Prohibited steps orders
Specific issue orders
Non-molestation and occupation orders
Applications to enforce
Ralph accepts instructions from both Applicants and Respondents. He has experience in cases involving allegations of domestic violence and substance misuse and is frequently instructed in fact-finding hearings.
Injunctive remedies
Non-molestation orders
Occupation orders
Prohibited steps orders
Ralph’s family law practice is rooted in both financial settlement and children law. His financial work involves representing clients through all stages of proceedings, often in cases involving complex and substantial assets.
In children matters, he regularly acts in disputes about contact and residence, parental alienation, responsibility, and applications for specific issue and prohibited steps orders. His experience includes working on cases involving domestic violence and substance abuse, where careful and sensitive advocacy is required.
Since joining Chambers, Ralph has received excellent feedback from instructing solicitors. He is known for being approachable and enthusiastic, and his tactical insight has made him a trusted barrister for many clients.
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