Family - Children, Family - Finance, Court of Protection

Clare practises in all areas of family law (children, public and private law, finance and health and welfare in the Court of Protection). She began legal practice with an interest in discrimination law and combines a high level family practice at the Bar with sitting as a judge in the Employment Tribunal.

Public law proceedings: care proceedings particularly involving child death cases through brain injury, drowning, shaking injuries, other “non- accidental” physical injury, burns and neglect. Sexual harm and grooming cases and emotional harm. Discharge applications, and contact to children in care applications.

Clare is instructed by Local Authorities, parents and Guardians, the Official solicitor and Cafcass Legal and can view a case from all angles to give advice on tactical approach as well as substantive law.

Called 1989; Gray’s Inn; junior of the Northern Circuit 1992-93; chairman of Employment Tribunals (part-time) 2003.

Manchester High School for Girls; Birmingham University (1988 LLB Hons 2 (1)).