Annette Barnes

Annette provides representation in:

• Private family law: child arrangements (residence, contact, variation, enforcement)

• Public family law: care proceedings, removal, interim hearings

• Financial remedies: asset division, spousal maintenance, foreign assets

• International child law: custody, removal, cross-border jurisdiction, wardship

• Family Law Act 1996: non-molestation orders, occupation orders, contested hearings

Annette Barnes is a dedicated family law barrister with broad experience across children, financial, and protection matters. She is regularly instructed to handle the full spectrum of family cases, from first hearings to contested trials.

Private Family Law

• Handles child arrangements orders (residence/contact), variations and enforcement applications

• Acts in fact-finding hearings often involving allegations of domestic abuse

• Represents clients through FHDRA, directions, and contested final hearings

Public Family Law

• Represents parents in care proceedings where neglect, substance misuse or harm are alleged

• Appears at all interim stages: case management, issue resolution, threshold hearings

Family Finance & Foreign Assets

• Skilled in financial remedy claims: initial applications, Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR), and final hearings

• Familiar with handling matrimonial assets located overseas and issues of enforcing UK judgments abroad

International & Cross-Jurisdiction Cases

• Holds experience in removal from jurisdiction cases, applications for airport leave, wardship and inherent High Court jurisdiction

• Welcomes cases with cross-border complexities

Family Law Act 1996 Claims

• Regularly instructed in both non-molestation and occupation order applications

• Acts through fact-finding hearings and contested final hearings in high-stakes protective matters

• Called to the Bar in 2007
• LLM in Dispute Resolution [Distinction], The City Law School, City University of London
• Qualifying Certificate in Law, Ghana School of Law [Post Call]
• Postgraduate Diploma in Professional & Legal Skills (BVC), Inns of Court School of Law, City University
• LLB Hons (2:1), London South Bank University
• City Law School Prize in Civil Dispute Resolution Options (2017/18)  
• City Law School Prize in International Criminal Law (2017/18)