Katie is a family law specialist accepting instructions in matters relating to children – principally within public law proceedings.
Within public law proceedings, Katie has acted for local authorities, parents and family members as well as separately represented children and children through their Court appointed Guardians. Katie has a wealth and breadth of experience with cases involving serious allegations of physical and sexual abuse, causation of serious injuries to children and those involving the death of a child.
Katie is able to provide clear advice to clients whilst remaining thoughtful to their needs and is able to put clients at ease whilst putting forward their position clearly and robustly. Katie prides herself on her approach to vulnerable clients both in terms of supporting individual needs throughout hearings and pursuing a just and proper outcome on their behalf. Katie has completed the vulnerable witness advocacy training provided by the Family Law Bar Association.
Recommendations
“Katie is able to take in large volumes of information quickly, calmly and without any loss of quality. She is outstanding in her ability to take on new matters which are listed very urgently. She is very easy to instruct and will go the extra mile to ensure the job gets done. She is confident in offering advice that raises difficult questions, in the interests of the client.”
Legal 500 2023
Notable Cases
Re K and H [2014] EWFC 1, Family Division, Bellamy J
5 January 2015
The Court was asked to consider the suitability of allowing an alleged perpetrator to cross examine the alleged victim who was then aged 17 years old.
Appointments
Deputy District Judge
Secretary of the East Midlands FLBA
Awards
Norman Tapp Memorial Prize (Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn)
Advocacy Prize (Nottingham Law School)
Memberships
Gray’s Inn
Midland Circuit
FLBA
Qualifications
LLB Hons (University of East Anglia)
BVC (Nottingham Law School)
