Region Area

Barristers

Michele Friel

Michele Friel

Position

Michele is a children law specialist with an extensive background in public law and private law children work. Her practice is representing parents, grandparents, children and all other family members in cases involving child arrangements orders including high conflict and intractable disputes, applications to remove children from the jurisdiction, applications to relocate children within the jurisdiction, specific issues relating to education, medical and religion, issues of mental health, fact-finding hearings and domestic abuse within families. Michele has an extensive background of representing local authorities, parents and children in public law cases involving serious injuries to children, complex medical issues and adoption.

Career

Called to the Bar 1991.

Memberships

Midland Circuit; West Midlands Family Bar Association; Family Bar Association; Association of Lawyers for Children.

Education

LLB (Hons).

Mentions

Midland Circuit • Regional Bar

Family: children and domestic abuse

Leading junior1
Michele Friel – No5 Barristers’ Chambers ‘Michele is among the best private law children counsel around without exception. She is strategic in her approach and beyond robust in her advocacy. She cares about clients and her instructing solicitors.’