Harcourt Chambers

Also Oxford (0844 561 7135). Specialist family practitioner. Public law: represents local authorities, parents and guardians in a wide range of public law proceedings, including cases involving allegations of physical and sexual abuse. Experience of representing parents with physical or learning disabilities, including where instructions are received via the official solicitor. Private law: represents parents and children in a wide variety of s8 applications and removal from the jurisdiction. Experienced in disputes between same-sex partners and representing children through a guardian. Advises upon cohabitation disputes, TOLATA applications and civil partnership claims.

Called 1999, Lincoln’s Inn; internship at the Legal Directorate of the European Commission, Brussels, followed by internship at the European Court, Luxembourg, 1999-2000; pupillage Harcourt Chambers 2000-01; tenancy 2001.

French.

FLBA; ALC; Resolution.

Lancaster University (1998 Law and European Legal Studies with French 2(1)); Université de Nancy II (1997 Diploma in French Legal Studies 2(1)); Inns of Court School of Law (1999 BVC).

Travel, walking, theatre.