Vivien Croly > Chambers of Matthew White > Bristol, England > Barrister Profile

Vivien Croly

Work Department

Divorce & Financial Remedy, Children Private Law, Domestic abuse, ToLATA

Career

Call: 2019

Vivien is a specialist family law barrister practising in all aspects of family law.

Areas of expertise include:

• Financial remedy and divorce
• Schedule 1 Children Act 1989
• ToLATA 1996
• Private law Children Act 1989 matters
• Part IV Family Law Act 1996 (domestic violence)

Vivien is frequently instructed on cases involving intricate issues of fact and/or law. She represented the respondent husband in the reported decision of JD v RMD [2023] EWFC 125.

Vivien is praised by professional and lay clients for being highly professional, thorough and having a superb attention to detail. Her careful preparation means her cross-examination is described as  “unwavering”. She brings compassion to her work, supporting clients through difficult periods and helping them to work towards the best possible legal outcome.

Vivien is frequently asked to present at seminars or deliver in-house training. Vivien recently spoke at the Bristol Resolution Conference on cohabitation claims. Vivien has contributed to Family Law Week, LexisNexis legal research and analysis blog and the St John’s Family Law Podcast:

• Family Law Week: here.
• LexisNexis: “The impact on cohabitation claims of Hudson v Hathway’: here
• Podcast: Domestic abuse as conduct in financial remedy proceedings. Listen here.
• Podcast: Costs in financial remedy proceedings. Listen here.

Vivien is happy to provide advice in conference or in writing.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Vivien worked as a Head of Department and teacher at both state and selective, independent schools in London and the South East.

Memberships

• Family Law Bar Association

Education

• LLM Professional Legal Practice: Family Law  (Distinction)
• SIMI Accredited International Civil-Commercial Mediator
• BPTC, BPP Holborn (Very Competent)
• GDL, University of Law Bloomsbury
• Qualified Teacher Status, Canterbury Christ Church University (Distinction)
• BA Hons in English Literature, University of Exeter (2.1)
• Harmsworth Scholarship, Major Award, Middle Temple
• Blackstone Entrance Exhibition Award, Middle Temple
• Advocacy Scholarship, BPP