London Bar
Family: children and domestic abuse
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Meredith Major
New Court Chambers, London
- Phone020 7583 5123
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Career
Called to the Bar 2015; Inner Temple. Prior to pupillage she worked as an usher in the Family Division of the High Court, observing court proceedings, providing assistance to High Court judges, lawyers and litigants inside and outside the courtroom and with administrative matters, such as the production of orders, in the office. This covered a full spectrum of family and Court of Protection matters, including international child abduction, “big money” financial relief, complex care, serious medical treatment and appeals from the Family Court.
Meredith was also heavily involved in the Inn’s student societies. She was President of the Mooting Committee for 18 months, judging and organising moots and writing moot problems. She mooted throughout university and afterwards at the Inn, winning internal competitions at both.
Education
Bar Professional Training Course (University of Law, London). LLB (Birmingham).