Exchange Chambers

Family

Kirsty specialises in representing parents, children and intervenors in Public Law Proceedings. Kirsty also has extensive experience of representing children (pursuant to Rule 16.4 FPR 2010) in complex Private Law Proceedings.

In Public Law Proceedings Kirsty regularly deals with cases where there are complex and intractable issues including Inflicted Injury, Sexual Abuse and Physical and Emotional Harm. She has extensive experience in representing parents with very low IQ and fluctuating capacity, including representing parents who require the assistance of the Official Solicitor.

In Private Law proceedings Kirsty accepts instructions in relation to difficult disputes often including intended relocation of children both within the jurisdiction and internationally.

Kirsty is regularly instructed in cases involving:

• Representation of parents with significant mental health problems;
• Issues of domestic abuse: physical, sexual and coercive and controlling behaviour;
• Neglect;
• Sexual Abuse of children;
• Allegations of Fabricated or Induced Illness;
• Issues in relation to gender assignment of children
• Representation of very young parents;
• Representation of children of different ages and different needs within the same family;
• Representation of children whose views differ from their Guardian and have capacity to instruct in their own right;
• Parental alienation;
• FGM and Forced Marriage.

Called 2003

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