Barristers

Yvonne Healing

Work Department

Family law.

Career

Called 1987; Inner Temple.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association; Child Concern.

Position

Children [public law], child abduction, ancillary relief, cohabitee disputes. Notable cases: Manchester City Council v Elizabeth Bailey (1995). Whether full care orders in the basis that children would remain in the home would best serve child’s welfare or whether supervision orders were appropriate. Guidelines as to exercise of discretion when deciding order. Family law: Fam Div (Holman J) 1/12/95, References:T: 25/6/96 : (1996) 2 FLR 693, Document No.: Case Law – AC4000146.

Education

University of Liverpool; Inns of Court School of Law. Qualifications: LL.B (Hons).

Mentions

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Family: children and domestic violence

LEADING JUNIORS1
Yvonne Healing – 18 St John Street Chambers ‘Yvonne is an absolute delight to work with. She is always calm, reassuring, and pragmatic, she is well-prepared, and she is able to get to the heart of a legal problem incredibly quickly.’