Children Law and Family Finance

Call 2003

2003Pupil at the Bar Library in Northern Ireland

2004Tenant at the Bar Library in Northern Ireland

2007Tenant at Dere Street Barristers, York and Newcastle

2021Tenant at Park Square Barristers, Leeds

Appointments2019Deputy District Judge, sitting in civil and family private and finance

Family Law Bar AssociationNorther Eastern CircuitNorthern Irish Bar

Children Law

Public Law

Serious Non-accidental Injuries and Child Death Significant Neglect Sexual abuse Domestic Violence Drug and Alcohol Misuse Poisoning Factitious Illness Female Genital Mutilation Representation of children and vulnerable young persons Relinquished Babies Breakdown of Adoption Applications under the Inherent Jurisdiction Protections of Vulnerable Young persons including Dangerous Association Human Rights Applications Jurisdictional Issues including placing Children Abroad. Cases involving cultural or international elements.

Private Law

Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control Interfamilial Sexual Abuse Contact Domestic Violence Parental Alienation Implacable Hostility International relocation Removal from the Jurisdiction

With 15 years of experience in family Karen is a heavy weight practitioner who is highly regarded by her colleagues and the judiciary for her breadth of  knowledge and understanding of law and practice, her thorough and analytical consideration of complex and difficult cases and her dynamic approach.

Karen is committed to ensuring the best outcome for her clients and represents with equal tenacity Local Authorities, parents (and other family members) and children (through their Guardian and on their own) in serious and multifaceted cases including; Complex Medical and Mental Health Issues, Serious and Multiple Non-Accidental Injuries, Child death, Sexual Abuse, Poisoning, Fabricated Illness, Neglect and cases involving International and Human Rights issues.

 Family Finance

Finances on Divorce Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustee Applications Land Tribunal Applications Schedule 1 Applications

In the financial arena she is a discerning advocate who grapples easily with cases involving multi assets, complex business accounts, limited and unlimited companies and partnerships and is regularly instructed in cases involving high value assets.    Karen has represented clients where the asset value exceed six figures.  She is also equally adept at dealing with co-habitation cases with experience in Land Tribunals, applications under TOLATA and Schedule 1 Applications.

2003 Northumbria University at Newcastle Upon Tyne LLB Hons.

2003Exempting Bar Vocational Course at Northumbria University