Family
Amy is a specialist family practitioner with an emphasis on financial remedy work and cohabitation claims (including both TLATA and Schedule One claims).
Amy also acts for parents in private law children cases.
Amy is ranked in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 independent legal directories. The Legal 500 acknowledge her in their Divorce and Financial Remedy chapter as 'a fantastic financial remedy barrister who handles cases above her year of call. She is a safe pair of hands; calm and sensible under pressure. She cuts through the noise of a case to focus on what is important to clients and to the court.'
Finance
Amy represents clients from the first appointment through to the final hearing providing realistic and pragmatic advice along the way. Amy works as team with her instructing solicitors to get the best result for the client in what is a significant life event for them.
Amy prides herself on client care and providing a first-class service for both her professional and lay clients. She has built up a practice in cases involving third parties and regularly represents interveners.
Keeping up to date in this fast-paced area of law, Amy is regularly asked to present on key issues affecting financial applications. Amy is also a member of the Class Legal Financial Remedies Journal blogging team.
TLATA and Schedule One Claims
Amy started off her career with a broad civil practice in addition to family law. This has equipped her to dealing with TLATA matters in the civil courts. Amy is regularly instructed in co-habitation cases, providing advice at an early stage to try and minimise the impact of protracted proceedings. Amy also deals with standalone schedule one claims in addition to those which are being run consecutively with TLATA matters.
FDR Hearing Service
Amy is available for private remote FDR hearings. For more information on private remote FDR hearings please click here.
Property
TLATA and Schedule One Claims
Amy started off her career with a broad civil practice in addition to family law. This has equipped her to dealing with TLATA matters in the civil courts. Amy is regularly instructed in co-habitation cases, providing advice at an early stage to try and minimise the impact of protracted proceedings. Amy also deals with standalone schedule one claims in addition to those which are being run consecutively with TLATA matters.
Private Law
Amy is instructed in all aspects of children matters. Amy focuses on providing practical and realistic advice to clients.
Amy has particular expertise in cases involving domestic abuse, mental health issues and sexual abuse.
Amy draws on her witness handling experience, including as a criminal advocate, to assist with complex fact find and final hearings
Year of call: 2009
Family Law Bar Association