Barristers

Lucy Fairclough

Lucy Fairclough

Position

Lucy is an experienced advocate specialising in child law. Prior to specialising in family law, Lucy also practised at the criminal bar prosecuting and defending offences including serious sexual offences and domestic violence. This background has provided Lucy with invaluable experience, skills and knowledge that is particularly beneficial in cases involving and issues of sexual abuse, non-accidental injury, domestic violence and in cases requiring cross examination of a child. In the court room Lucy is a robust and tenacious advocate; with her clients Lucy is able to give firm and clear advice whilst remaining compassionate and sympathetic.

Specialist areas Adoption and Special Guardianship Care Proceedings Child Arrangements Domestic Violence

Career

Call: 2005

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association Grays Inn Midland Circuit Women in Family Law

Education

Law School: Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University (2005)

University: University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (2003)

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