Region Area

Barristers

Daisy Hughes

Position

Daisy specialises in family law as it relates to children. She represents local authorities, parents (including prospective adoptive parents), extended family members (particularly grandparents), foster carers and children at all stages of public and private law Children Act and Adoption matters and is also experienced in cases involving the alleged "radicalisation" of children. She acts in cases involving complex medical and factual evidence arising from possible non-accidental injuries and in cases in which there are allegations of sexual or physical abuse. Daisy is particularly experienced in complex private law cases, including those in which the child is separately represented, those involving lesbian mothers and/or gay fathers and those involving complex religious considerations. Daisy is also experienced in cases on international abduction, international adoption and the application of Brussels II Revised in both public and private law cases. Daisy appears regularly in relocation cases.

Education

Grey Court School; Wadham College, Oxford University. Jurisprudence BA 1997

Mentions

London Bar

Family: children and domestic abuse

LEADING JUNIORS2
Daisy Hughes –1GC | Family Law ‘Daisy is a formidable children's barrister, a great tactician, able to move the chess pieces strategically and at the right pace to secure the best outcomes. Her client care skills are second to none.’