One of chambers' more senior common law practitioners, Bernard O'Sullivan is increasingly specialising in family law in all its aspects.  In the recent past, he has devoted a considerable amount of time to the practice of law relating to children, to financial and property litigation arising from divorce and the breakdown of personal relationships, and to family issues arising on death including Inheritance Act claims and probate issues. He has advised and acted in many common law contexts, including travel and holiday law.

Representative Cases

• Stallion v. Albert Stallion Holdings (Great Britain) Ltd and another [2010] 1 FCR 145
  Proprietary estoppel – relief
• BFO SA v. Williams (2009)
  Interpleader in the administration of an estate
• Ritchie v. Bandy (2009)
  Setting aside registration in QBD of Guernsey judgment
• H v. H (2008)
  Application under s.37 of the MCA 1873 to set aside a husband’s disposition of property made before the marriage
• Re CSCI report (2007)
  Judicial l review of a statutory inspection report
• Richardson v. Howie (2004) Times, 10 September (CA)
  Aggravated damages – assault
• Sadrolashrafi v. Marvel International Food Logistics Ltd [2004] BPIR 834
  Bankruptcy – appeal on question of fact
• Hobhouse v. Hobhouse [1999] 1 FLT 96 (CA)
  Ancillary relief – breadth of judicial discretion
• Re M (Abduction: acquiescence) [1996] 1 FLR 315
  Hague Convention considerations
• Elliott v. Wheeldon Times Law Reports 12th March 1992 (CA)
  Company - joint venture - duty of good faith
• Clark v. Clark (No.2) [1991] 1 FLR 179
  Solicitor – duty of care to Law Society – common law liability for costs
• R & B Customs Brokers Co Ltd v. United Dominions Trust Ltd [1988] 1 WLR 321
  Sale of goods - implied term - fitness for purpose