# 8118 Law > 8118 Law is a direct access barrister service regulated by the Bar Standards Board, providing legal advice and representation throughout England and Wales in family, civil and commercial, and criminal matters. Instructions are accepted directly from members of the public under the Public Access scheme, as well as from solicitors. ## Contact - Phone: 0345 257 1981 - Email: enquiries@8118law.com - Website: https://www.8118law.com ## About - https://www.8118law.com/ — Homepage. Legal advice and representation from a direct access barrister across England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/about/ — About 8118 Law. A direct access barrister regulated by the Bar Standards Board, authorised to conduct litigation, based in London. - https://www.8118law.com/contact/ — Contact details. Phone: 0345 257 1981. Email: enquiries@8118law.com. Acting throughout England and Wales. ## Family and Children Law - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/ — Family and Children services hub. Advice and representation in children disputes, financial remedy proceedings, and related property matters throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/children/ — Children Law. Representation in Children Act proceedings. The court's paramount consideration is the welfare of the child. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/child-arrangements-orders/ — Child Arrangements Orders. Determining where a child lives and time spent with each parent. Representation in Family Courts throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/prohibited-steps-orders/ — Prohibited Steps Orders. Preventing specific actions concerning a child. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/specific-issue-orders/ — Specific Issue Orders. Resolving disputes about particular decisions concerning a child's upbringing. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/child-relocation/ — Child Relocation. Relocation applications concerning moves within England and Wales or internationally. Representation nationwide. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/international-child-abduction/ — International Child Abduction. Applications under the Hague Convention where a child has been removed or retained abroad without consent. Urgent High Court representation. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/enforcement-child-arrangements/ — Enforcement of Children Orders. Ensuring compliance with court orders. Enforcement applications where a Child Arrangements Order has been breached. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/financial-remedies/ — Financial Remedies. Financial remedy proceedings to determine division of assets following divorce. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/divorce-financial-settlements/ — Divorce and Financial Settlements. Division of assets following divorce including property, maintenance, pensions and lump sums. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/high-net-worth-divorce/ — High Net Worth Divorce. Complex asset structures and fair division in high net worth divorce proceedings. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/schedule-1-claims/ — Schedule 1 Claims. Financial provision for children of unmarried parents under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/pensions-on-divorce/ — Pensions on Divorce. Pension sharing, attachment and offsetting on divorce. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/family-children/tolata-property-disputes/ — Property Disputes Between Unmarried Couples (TOLATA). Claims for beneficial ownership of property between unmarried couples. Representation throughout England and Wales. ## Civil and Commercial Law - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/ — Civil and Commercial services hub. Advice and representation for individuals and businesses throughout England and Wales in contractual disputes, property conflicts, partnership and shareholder matters, and urgent injunction applications. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/breach-of-contract/ — Breach of Contract. Commercial contractual disputes including non-payment, termination and restrictive covenants. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/misrepresentation/ — Misrepresentation. Claims arising from false statements of fact inducing contracts. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/debt-recovery/ — Commercial Debt Recovery. Recovering outstanding sums through statutory demands, County Court claims and enforcement action. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/partnership-disputes/ — Partnership Disputes. Disputes between business partners including profit allocation, dissolution, fiduciary duties and asset distribution. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/shareholder-director-disputes/ — Shareholder and Director Disputes. Corporate governance and unfair prejudice disputes. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/injunctions/ — Injunctions. Interim and urgent injunction applications including without notice orders. Representation in High Court and County Court nationwide. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/boundary-disputes/ — Boundary Disputes. Disputes concerning property boundaries including title interpretation, adverse possession and injunction applications. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/rights-of-way/ — Rights of Way. Easements and access disputes including prescriptive claims and obstruction. Representation throughout England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/landlord-tenant/ — Landlord and Tenant. Commercial and residential property disputes including rent arrears, forfeiture, lease interpretation and dilapidations. - https://www.8118law.com/civil-commercial/possession-forfeiture/ — Possession and Forfeiture. Possession and forfeiture proceedings including commercial lease disputes, residential arrears and forfeiture. ## Criminal Law - https://www.8118law.com/crime/ — Criminal representation. Representation in criminal proceedings in England and Wales, including advisory and advocacy services. ## Direct Access - https://www.8118law.com/direct-access/ — Direct Access Barristers. Instructing a barrister directly without a solicitor under the Public Access scheme. Instructions accepted throughout England and Wales. ## Fees and Funding - https://www.8118law.com/fees-funding/ — Fees and Funding. Clear and transparent fee structures. Information about fees and funding provided at the outset of every matter. ## Insights - https://www.8118law.com/insights/ — Legal commentary and analysis on family, civil and commercial law in England and Wales. - https://www.8118law.com/insights/financial-needs-in-divorce/ — How the Court Approaches Financial Needs in Divorce Proceedings. An overview of section 25 and the modern approach to financial needs in divorce. - https://www.8118law.com/insights/relocation-after-payne-v-payne/ — Relocation Applications After Payne v Payne. The modern approach to relocation applications and the welfare-based framework. - https://www.8118law.com/insights/use-of-experts-in-the-family-court/ — The Use of Experts in the Family Court. Lessons from Re Y (Experts and Alienating Behaviour) [2026] EWFC 38 on expert evidence in family proceedings. - https://www.8118law.com/insights/interim-injunctions-commercial-disputes/ — Interim Injunctions in Commercial Disputes. Strategic considerations and the American Cyanamid test explained. - https://www.8118law.com/insights/without-notice-injunctions-full-and-frank-disclosure/ — Without Notice Injunctions. The duty of full and frank disclosure in without notice injunction applications. Urgent relief in the courts of England and Wales.