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Family - Children

Kate is a family law specialist with extensive experience of public and private law matters.

Kate regularly represents local authorities, parents and children in all stages of care proceedings, including EPOs, contested ICOs, finding of fact hearings, final hearings and subsequent matters such as applications to discharge care orders. The range of issues Kate deals with are broad, and include NAI, sexual abuse, chronic neglect, substance misuse, and mental health issues including acting for clients who are represented by the Official Solicitor.

Kate also has significant experience in representing both parents and children via their guardians in private law proceedings. Kate undertakes all stages of proceedings including finding of fact hearings, final hearings, leave to remove from jurisdiction matters and non-molestation orders.

Kate read Law at the University of Sheffield and was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 2006, having received a BVC Scholarship and a Hardwicke Scholarship to study the BVC.

Family Law Bar Association