3PB’s Family team boosted again with Adeo Fraser recruitment

30th April 2020

3PB has recruited family law barrister Adeo Fraser from Northampton Chambers to work from its fast-growing Birmingham office.

Adeo FraserAdeo FraserCall: 2014 is a busy junior family law barrister who advises and represents in court on the full range of financial remedies, TOLATA, Public and Private children law disputes, injunctions and domestic abuse cases. He is frequently trusted with and instructed in lengthy and complex hearings and has represented several clients on both UK and international abduction and relocation cases, particularly involving Somaliland, Poland and the Dominican Republic.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Adeo spent almost 18-months as a family law legal assistant in a medium-sized law firm in Birmingham. He worked alongside the Head of the Family department, assisting with the day-to-day management of complex care, adoption, contact and divorce proceedings.

Outside of a busy work diary, Adeo is passionate about social action and also a keen sportsman. Adeo is a member of the RuJohn Foundation, which seeks to provide the necessary educational tools for rural schools throughout Jamaica and select U.S. cities. Adeo has played National League Basketball and continues to play at a high level in the Midlands.

Adeo joins up at 3PB with fellow-former Northampton Chambers family barrister James Legg who joined the national chambers’ London office in 2018.

“I am delighted to be joining 3PB,” said Adeo, “In moving, I wanted to be with a commercially astute chambers which offers a consistent quality and diversity of work, has approachable, supportive and highly-skilled colleagues and that will provide me with a platform to excel. 3PB is that chambers.”

Vanessa Meachin QC, 3PB’s Head of Family Law, said: “Adeo has been known to and admired by some of us already so we are delighted to welcome him  to our team here.”

For more information about his expertise or to instruct Adeo, contact Ian Charlton on [email protected], Rob Leonard on [email protected] e or the clerking team locally at [email protected].