Mr Garside is a good communicator, both approachable and helpful in all his dealings with any instructing solicitor and this is the approach that he intends to maintain. He is confident that the Judges feel they can rely on him to conduct himself as an advocate appearing before them and believes he is an approachable advocate. He has regularly lectured on family law particularly when he was a member of the Midland Circuit.

Family

Mr Garside represents Local Authorities, parents and children in child care cases. He has been involved in cases involving long standing neglect, serious NAI and sexual abuse including multi week cases.

Mr Garside has practiced in all aspects of family law relating to children, both public law and private law proceedings. For his entire career both in Liverpool and previously at St Philips Chambers in Birmingham where he was a colleague of both David Hershman QC and McDonald J, Mr Garside has mostly been instructed by Local Authorities but  also represents parents and children.

Mr Garside also acts in Private Law Children work including all types of section 8 applications, international child abduction, lengthy fact finding hearings. Whilst at his previous chambers he was regularly instructed by NYAS in private law proceedings.

Mr Garside has particular experience in dealing with cases involving non accidental injuries and has appeared before the high court as well as at Circuit and District Judge level.

Civil

Personal Injury primarily RTA and EL cases both fast track and multi track and also Stage 3 hearings.

Mr Garside has some experience of industrial disease cases.

He has appeared in all courts up to and including the Court of Appeal .

Mr Garside primarily acts for defendants but he does act for claimants and is prepared to accept CFA work.