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Patricia Walsh

Call: 1993

"Patricia represented the mother in Children Act proceedings and swooped in at final hearing stage. Patricia achieved a fantastic result for the client and was calm, measured, and empathetic throughout. The client has gone on to instruct her in the financial remedy proceedings."

Solicitor

"Patricia has a significant knowledge of all family law matters, which is evidenced by the favourable outcomes of the cases she has been instructed upon. Patricia deals with cases with the utmost of professionalism, has fantastic client care skills and is concise, tenacious and meticulous when presenting her case."

Solicitor

Patricia has a busy practice offering the rare combination of expertise and experience in both matrimonial finance and private law children matters and is frequently instructed in both concurrently.

Her practice encompasses all aspects of matrimonial finance, including financial remedy following overseas divorce, acting on behalf of parties and intervenors.  Her private law practice includes child arrangements, internal and external relocation, parental alienation and fact-finding in cases of domestic abuse.  Patricia has acted for both parents and grandparents.

Patricia is a forceful, persuasive and tenacious advocate.

Outside of court Patricia is renowned for her approachability and compassion .  Clients are reassured instantly and know that she will always go the extra mile for them.

Key Areas of Expertise:

  • Matrimonial Finance (including Schedule 1 and Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984)
  • Cohabitee Claims under TLATA
  • Drafting and advising on Pre and post nuptial agreements.
  • Child Arrangements and Private Law Disputes
  • Domestic Abuse and Fact-Finding Hearings
  • Direct Access Services

Known for:

  • Building strong client relationships and providing personalised advice
  • Meticulous case preparation and attention to detail
  • Tough negotiator
  • Gifted communicator.
  • Excellent written work
  • Offering exceptional support and going the extra mile for professional and lay clients

 

Expertise

Family

Finance, Schedule 1, private law children (including parental alienation, internal and external relocation and child arrangements

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  • LLB (hons)

I am profoundly grateful for your outstanding legal support as a direct-access barrister…an endeavour that was anything but straightforward. Your strategic insight and compassionate guidance were instrumental.

 

At every stage, you ensured I felt heard, informed, and empowered—something I had not experienced in nearly a decade of legal proceedings. It is truly rare to encounter someone who combines such formidable legal acumen with genuine care for their clients’ wellbeing and aspirations. 

 

I wholeheartedly recommend your services to any parent seeking not just legal representation, but a true advocate. TP (public access client), May 2025

 

“Patricia made me feel at ease and know that my interests were being very well represented, her arguments were very clear, concise and achieved the result that we were hoping for, I would absolutely recommend Patricia to Family and friends especially given the short time frame that she had to prepare for the hearing” – Direct Access client in a financial remedy 3rd party disclosure application.

“…our thanks to Patricia for her excellent work in this case and ending four and a half years of stress for our whole family. No words can say how grateful we are.” – Parents of a client in Child Arrangements proceedings. “Thank you to Patricia for winning an uphill battle – absolutely amazing against the ISW report! … for fighting against the odds – and doing such a stonker of a Position Statement – absolutely brilliant” – Direct Access client in Child Arrangements proceedings.

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Clerk Team

Emily Haughton

Regulatory & Family Junior Clerk

emilyh@no5.com

Adam Wadley

Practice Director, Family

adamw@no5.com

07780 453079

Paul Sams

Practice Director, Family

pauls@no5.com

Monica Hussain

Family Clerk and Admin Assistant

monicah@no5.com

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