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Lubeya is a specialist public and private law family practitioner.  Her work covers the full range of cases relating to children and she is committed to ensuring all her clients feel supported through the litigation process and achieving the best outcome for them.

In public law, Lubeya enjoys a busy and varied practice acting for parents, children and local authorities.   Her cases often involve complex medical evidence, sexual abuse or serious injuries to children.  Lubeya has a particular interest in, and experience of, cases involving fabricated or induced illness.

In private law, Lubeya has extensive experience in child arrangements disputes.  She is often instructed in protracted, complex cases where parental alienation is a factor or it has been necessary to join the child to proceedings and appoint a rule 16.4 guardian.

Lubeya has experience of representing parents in the High Court in cases of Child Abduction, Inherent Jurisdiction, Wardship and in matters of the International Relocation of children.

Lubeya is conscientious and thorough in her preparation and robust in her advocacy.  She is particularly skilled at putting clients at ease and representing vulnerable clients including those with substance misuse issues, mental health difficulties or learning disabilities.  In these cases, she is approachable and sensitive to her client's needs.

Called to Middle Temple 2000.

Jules Thorn Scholar

Recipient of a Blackstone Award.

Legal and Governance Trustee for 'Future' a Youth Zone that is part of the Onside Network with a charitable purpose to give young people in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham 'somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to'.

Reported cases

Re S [2013] EWCA Civ 1254

M (A child) [2018] EWCA Civ 2043

Member of the Bar Council Ethics Committee.

Interviewer for Middle Temple Access to the Bar scheme.