Rex Howling QC
Rex Howling QC
Rex wishes to maintain a broad practice in silk and is particularly well suited to multi-issue cases.
Experience
Year of Call: 1991
Year of Silk: 2011
Education
Charterhouse School (1974-1979)
University of Sussex (Biochemistry) (1979-1982)
Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (1982)
Polytechic of Central London: Diploma in Law (1989)
Bar Finals (1991)
Languages
Basic French
Appointments
FLBA committee member
Profile
Rex enjoys a broad family practice. He has most recently gained a strong following and reputation as a care practitioner but this has not detracted from his core skills as both an ancillary relief and private law children specialist. He particularly enjoys cases with either an international element, such as relocation cases, or legally or factually complicated ones which require an eye for detail and careful analysis.
Rex also practices in civil work, particularly those areas which can loosely be considered to have a family or financial element to them, such as trusts, wills and probate.
Rex prides himself on being hardworking and thorough with a keen awareness for the need for careful strategic and tactical planning. His catch phrase is “careful planning prevents a poor performance”. He is well liked by solicitors and respected for his strong people skills. He believes that a robust sense of humour and re-assuring manner are vital tools in any family case.
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Bar Yacht Club
Middle Temple
Association of Lawyers for Children
Resolution
Directories
Recommended as a Children Law Leading New Silk in The Legal 500 2011
Cases
Re C (Children) (2012)
AC9700974
B v B [2012]
[2012] EWHC 1924 (fam)
Re R (Children) (2011)
[2011] EWCA Civ 1795
Sylvia Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd (2011)
[2011] EWHC 296 (QB)
W (A Child) (2010)
[2010] EWCA Civ 1535
LBH (LOCAL AUTHORITY) v (1) KJ (MOTHER) (2) IH (A CHILD BY HIS GUARDIAN CJ) (2007)
AC0116013
Re K (A Child)
[2007] EWHC 544 (Fam) ; (2007) 1 WLR 2531 : (2007) 2 FLR 326 : Times, April 20, 2007; AC9901177
Re W (A Child) (2005)
[2005] EWCA Civ 649
A v. A (Shared Residence)
[2004] 1 FLR 1195
Re A (Contact:Seperate Representation)
[2001] 1 FLR 715
