Rebecca is a barrister specialising in family finance, private law children and public law children., St Ives Chambers
Rebecca is a Barrister specialising in Family Finance, Private Law Children and Public Law Children.
Rebecca is a family law specialist with an established practice in family finance matters and in public and private children’s cases. Noted as having an approachable, professional and highly likeable manner with clients, solicitors and judges alike, she is considered a tenacious and incisive advocate with maturity beyond her year of Call. She is regularly instructed in complex disputes, often appearing against senior barristers of leading family chambers and has been instructed to appear against Queen’s Counsel in both children and matrimonial finance matters.
Rebecca is sensitive toward the particular challenges which are posed in family litigation. She has experience cross-examining sensitive witnesses, both with and without the assistance of the Official Solicitor. Rebecca welcomes instruction at an early stage in proceedings in order to work in partnership with her solicitors so that her clients have the benefit of their full legal team.
Rebecca is a junior civil counsel member of the Attorney General’s Panel.
Rebecca is the co-author of the book ‘A Practical Guide to Practice Direction 12J and Domestic Abuse in Private Law Children Proceedings’ published by Law Brief Publishing in December 2021. The link to the book can be found by clicking here.
Bar Professional Training Course, Nottingham Law School, 2015
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Birmingham, 2014
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar
Rebecca Cross –St Ives Chambers ‘Rebecca is bright, articulate and has a good eye for detail. She is well-prepared, responsive and efficient. She is supportive of her instructing solicitor and sympathetic but honest with clients, and willing to fight their cases robustly where needed.’