Children Law

Call 1989

Lincoln’s InnNorth Eastern CircuitFamily Law Bar AssociationBar National Pro Bono Unit

Dawn Tighe is a specialist family practitioner with 25 years’ experience in all aspects of public and private law and at all levels of the Family Court. 

Dawn specialises in cases concerning serious non-accidental injuries and complex medical evidence. She regularly conducts finding-of-fact hearings in public-law proceedings, and is skilled with radiological and neurological evidence, TRIAD injuries, and cross-examining pathologists. She deals with cases concerning complex infant death.

She has extensive experience of cases concerning factitious disorder.

Dawn accepts instructions from the Official Solicitor, parents, grandparents, local authorities and guardians. She is skilled with contested adoption applications and leave to oppose such applications. She deals with relocation cases and abduction.

Dawn regularly handles Article 15, Brussels II Revised applications concerning transfer of proceedings in public-law proceedings.

She has considerable experience dealing with vulnerable clients and witnesses and cases concerning allegations of sexual abuse in both public and private law.

1988Newcastle University, LLB Law (Hons)

1989Inns of Court School of Law, BVC