Children Law, Family Finance, Crime, Personal Injury, Commercial & Chancery and Regulatory & Public

Year of call:

2019

  Career:

2019 - Pupil at Park Square Barristers

2020 - Tenant at Park Square Barristers

Awards:

2018 - Malcolm Wright Scholarship (Middle Temple)

2019 - BPP Criminal Litigation Award (highest grade)

 

Children Law

Shannon has experience in a range of matters in both private law proceedings relating to children and care proceedings at both the early stages and at final hearing, having represented Local Authorities, parents and 16.4 Guardians from inception to completion of proceedings.

Shannon has provided written advice in relation to complex matters of jurisdiction, 16.4 proceedings and transfer of residence applications.

Shannon has a particular interest in Parental Alienation and issues surrounding implacable hostility, having conducted seminars on the topic. Her Masters degree surrounded procedure and the best way to actively manage cases involving Parental Alienation.

Prior to commencing pupillage, Shannon worked as a Family Billing Clerk and as a result is very knowledgable in all aspects of the legal aid process in relation to FAS and VHCC matters.

Family Finance

Shannon has undertaken family finance work and helped facilitate early agreements at the First Appointment stage and at the FDR stage. This is a growing area of her practice and she is keen to accept instructions.

Crime

Shannon is a Grade 1 Prosecutor and has dealt with a range of matters in this role, having prosecuted regularly in the Crown Court and the Magistrates Court.

Shannon has also defended in a range of matters from first hearings in the Magistrates Court to multi-handed sentencing hearings in the Crown Court. She also has experience of dealing with sensitive matters in the Youth Court and prides herself on her client care and ability to deal with a range of different people.

Shannon has a strong academic background in relation to Crime, having achieved the highest grade across the entirety of her cohort in the Criminal Litigation examination on the BPTC.

Personal Injury

Shannon has extensive experience of credit hire and general RTA matters, supported by her in-depth knowledge of the case law in this area.

Commerical & Chancery

Shannon has a growing practice in this area, having undertaken several application hearings and small claims hearings. She has an eye for detail which lends itself to the intricate nature contractual disputes.

Regulatory & Public

Shannon has a growing regulatory and public law practice. Throughout her pupillage she undertook regular secondment work for Humberside & South Yorkshire Police advising on legal matters as well as dealing with sensitive disclosure work. More recently she was advising on the COVID-19 health regulations procedure used by the police throughout lockdown.

Shannon has recently completed a large scale Disclosure Review project for the Government Legal Department. This exercise involved reviewing large volumes of documents and making decisions on disclosure and redaction based on a number of factors including LPP.

Shannon has also undertaken work for Social Work England with very positive results and is readily accepting instructions in this area.

 

 

2017 - Law LLB (Hons), University of Leeds, 1st Class

2019 - BPP Leeds, BPTC (LLM), Very Competent