Family Law
Ann is routinely instructed on very contentious matters and can be relied upon to fight very hard for her clients. She is thorough, hard-working and tenacious. Ann puts her clients at ease with her wealth of knowledge and expertise having been a solicitor practicing in family law for 10 years prior to becoming a barrister. She offers a balance of empathy with clear, firm advice.
Ann is instructed both in public law and in private law proceedings before the family courts. She undertakes complex private law matters often involving fact findings relating to allegations of domestic violence, coercive controlling behaviour and parental alienation matters. She has dealt with Inherent Jurisdiction matters in the High Court involving Wardship, Forced Marriage Protection Orders and the return of a child. Ann is instructed in complex public law and adoption matters involving non-accidental injuries, sexual and physical child abuse. She has an interest in Fabricated Induced Illness cases.
Background
Before transferring to the Bar, Ann was a solicitor-advocate with Higher Rights of audience and an accredited member of the Law Society Children Panel. Ann also held Resolution’s specialist family law accreditation for financial remedies and private law Children Act matters. Ann is Public Access qualified and is therefore eligible to accept work from members of the public.
Ann is unstinting and unrelenting in working for – and with - her clients to achieve the best outcomes. She has a reputation for being meticulous and tenacious. Thanks to her wealth of knowledge and expertise having been a solicitor specialising in family law for ten years prior to coming to the Bar, she is able to put clients at ease and give them confidence that their case will be put before the court as effectively as possible.
Before joining Garden Court in 2017, Ann was a solicitor-advocate with Higher Rights of Audience and an accredited member of the Law Society Children Panel. Ann also held Resolution’s specialist family law accreditation for financial remedies and private law Children Act matters.
Prior to qualification, Ann represented patients at Hospital Managers’ Hearings and, at what were then known as, Mental Health Review Tribunals in psychiatric facilities, including the Maudsley, St Thomas’ and Mayday Hospitals, both as a paralegal and during her training as a solicitor. Ann brings that background in mental health law into her practice and maintains a particular interest in the intricate overlap between mental health and family law. Ann has represented those suffering from mental health impairment or learning disabilities.
She has co-authored articles on remote working for legal professionals during the Covid-19 crisis and delivered seminars as well as webinars to solicitors and the London Association of District Judges on areas of law that are of current relevance.
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