Kossar Kitching

Family

Public Law Private Law Financial Remedy Removal from the Jurisdiction Adoption (including foreign adoption) FMPO and FGMPO Proceeds involving fabricated and induced illness Public Law

Kossar regularly represents parents, CAFCASS and Local Authorities in all courts including the High Court. She has experience of acting in cases involving profoundly serious allegations against parties involving fact finding and consequential applications. She has been instructed as a junior to and appears against Leading Counsel. Kossar has a wealth of experience in dealing with parents who lack capacity and dealing with vulnerable adults and for those from ethnic backgrounds. Kossar has sound judgment and the ability to analyse and distil complex and often sensitive issues. 

Private Law

Kossar is regularly instructed in complex private law children disputes (domestic and international), intractable contact cases and has significant experience of being instructed on behalf of the child in rule 16.4 cases. Her experience includes applications for Leave to remove from the jurisdiction to both Hague and non-Hague Convention countries. Kossar has a clear and sympathetic approach to clients and is known to be very approachable, personable and pragmatic.

Financial Remedy

Kossar accepts instructions in matrimonial finance including financial remedy applications, TOLATA and cohabitation disputes. She has a particular interest in family property cases involving third party assets and disputes over the ownership of property. She is happy to give advice prior to the issue of proceedings to advise on the best approach in cases to try and reduce costs.

Kossar is experienced in dealing with clients whose first language is not English and can speak conversational Urdu and Punjabi.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS  Family Law Bar Association North Eastern Circuit  Association of Asian Lawyers The Honourable Society of Inner Temple Winner of the 2016 Asian Business Connections award (professional category) LECTURES & SEMINARS 

Kossar has delivered lectures and seminars to Resolution, Local Authority Solicitors and Social Workers on recent Court of Appeal decisions.

EDUCATION  University of Northumbria - Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent) University of Teesside LLB (Hons) 2:1 Registered General Nurse Central Newcastle High School PUBLIC ACCESS 

Kossar is qualified to accept instructions directly from family law clients in both children law and matrimonial finance matters. Any such requests should be directed to her clerks in the first instance.

University of Teesside (LLB Hons).