The 36 Group

36 Family

Lucy is a family law specialist and has practised in family law throughout her professional career. Her practice now spans all areas of children work. She often acts in complex and/or multi-party cases, including high conflict intractable private law disputes, cases involving serious allegations of domestic abuse or cases involving an issue around publicity. In public law children cases she acts for parents, children, local authorities and extended family and the media. Lucy has experience of handling cases involving suspected non-accidental injury, sexual abuse, neglect and domestic abuse, where there are parental mental health, learning disability or capacity issues, concerns around substance abuse and addiction, and involving children with special educational needs and disabilities / complex medical needs. Lucy’s instructions also encompass cases involving suspected trafficking, county lines and gang involvement, honour violence and FGM/c.

Lucy’s practice includes matters with international aspects, including abduction, leave to remove and cross border families. Lucy is also experienced in dealing with in post-care applications such as applications for discharge of care or placement orders, leave to oppose adoption orders and contested adoptions.

In addition, Lucy is experienced in cases involving Human Rights Act claims or issues relating to reporting restriction orders, media applications or publicity. Her practice also encompasses the range of injunctive work, including Pt IV Family Law Act and forced marriage.

Lucy is instructed at first instance in the Family Court and High Court and in appellate work. In appropriate cases Lucy will undertake family work via public access.

Call: 2002 Silk: 2023

Recorder (2022) Chair, The Transparency Project Family Law Bar Association (committee member) Association of Lawyers for Children Western Circuit Legal Aid Practitioners Group Member of Justice Working Party on Improving Access to Justice for Separating Families Accredited facilitator for FLBA Vulnerable Witness Training