Legal 500 2025: 'Leading Junior': ‘Kingsleigh is very calm and caring with his clients, taking the time to listen to their concerns, and can pick up key information swiftly.’

Described by one circuit judge as impressive, insightful and persuasive, with another circuit judge remarking upon his skeleton argument as being full, helpful and skilfully argued and complimented by an instructing solicitor as having been excellent in putting clients’ cases to the Courts, Kingsleigh Viollet, having received many positive comments, is repeatedly instructed by solicitors, both regional and national, as well as clients in order to appear throughout all stages of proceedings.

Having graduated with a First-Class degree in English Law and French Law, Kingsleigh is also a French-speaking barrister who has experience of holding conferences in French as well as appearing in cases with an international or jurisdictional element.

Area of Law

What sort of work do I do?

Kingsleigh advises on, and represents clients in, all aspects of private family law work, regularly appearing before the Family Courts in respect of complex Children Act proceedings, cases involving an international element, such as applications to relocate, as well as financial remedy proceedings.
Kingsleigh has represented clients from many different countries; in respect of clients speaking French, he is able to hold the conference in that language so as to put clients at ease.

Who do I work for?

I predominantly represent individuals who find themselves in legal proceedings as a consequence of difficulties which have arisen in their personal lives, difficult issues involving their children or as a consequence of a separation from their partner/spouse.

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