“Mr Gavin Howe has shown a distinct lack of manners and legal competence as a Family Law Barrister on multiple occasions that I have witnessed.
Mr Howe could not even get his client’s name or marital status right during Financial Remedy proceedings.
In my opinion, Mr Howe attempted to deliberately mislead the High Court by making a false statement in writing to Mr Justice Cohen of the Family Division of the High Court.
Mr Howe decided it was appropriate to argue with the Court Clerk who was assigned to the Courtroom that Mrs Justice Roberts of the Family Division of the High Court was sitting in. Mr Howe was unhappy that the Court Clerk had instructed a Litigant in Person and their McKenzie Friend to sit on the front bench in the High Court which is normally reserved for Kings Council (KC).
Mr Howe should learn how to use a clothes iron as his unkempt appearance in front of Mrs Justice Roberts at the High Court of England and Wales was in a gown which can only be described as being creased and incredibly scruffy.
Mr Howe’s conduct has shown wanton insolence and contempt to the Court and in particular to the High Court of England and Wales. I am sure this behaviour also breaches the Bar Standards Board (BSB) Handbook 4.6.
I would suggest you to think very carefully and perform the necessary due diligence before instructing this Barrister from the 1 Crown Office Row (1COR) chambers in Brighton Sussex”
Rev Dom Watts November 2022
The following critical review of Gavin Howe was written by Rev D A C Barnes DD (RIP) on the 25th November 2022.
“He is awful, underhanded and should not be practising law!” – Anonymous Victim 14th May 2023.
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Barrister from Wikipedia
The Bar Standards Board regulates barristers and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest.
The BSB Handbook 4.6 contains the rules about how barristers must behave and work. It also contains the Code of Conduct for barristers.
A Family Law Barrister should have expert knowledge of the Children’s Act 1989 and Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Reporting a Concern about a Barrister such as Gavin Howe of the Sussex Barristers Chambers known as 1 Crown Office Row (1COR) is straightforward at the Bar Standards Board website using the Online Reporting Form.
You can also report your concern about a barrister by using the Word version of the form and then sending it by email to contactus@barstandardsboard.org.uk or by post to: The Bar Standards Board, 289-293 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7HZ.
Competencies:
Advocacy and interpersonal skills, analytical mind, critical thinking, commercial sense.
Experienced counsel. Family law barrister. Financial remedy barrister.
Incompetencies:
Not good with names, dates numbers or HMRC tax calculations. Watts ?
Education required England and Wales:
Bar Professional Training Course with pupillage (and possibly Common Professional Examination)
Mr Gavin Howe is a self employed barrister at the 1 Crown Office Row Barristers Chambers in Brighton. Gavin Howe Gavin.Howe@1cor.com
This page is not sponsored by Gavin Howe Barrister nor is it an endorsement of Mr Gavin Howe Barrister. It contains personal opinions protected by common law and Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998 along with publicly available information.
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