Elisabeth Hudson > Chambers of David Berkley KC > Oxford, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of David Berkley KC
3PB
3PB OXFORD, 23 BEAUMONT STREET
OXFORD
OX1 2NP
England

Work Department

Family

Position

Elisabeth Hudson specialises in all aspects of family law.  She carries out both private and publicly funded work.  Elisabeth has particular experience in Children Act work, both public and private, and in Financial Remedy cases.

She is qualified to accept client instructions under the Public Access Scheme, and has been carrying out such work since 2013.

Elisabeth says “I understand that family matters can be highly charged and emotional, and I work hard on your behalf to ensure your voice is heard.  I am friendly, and approachable, with your best interests at heart.”

“If a sensible out of Court settlement can be reached on your behalf, I will help you negotiate to achieve this goal.  If this is not possible I will do my utmost to ensure a case is well prepared for Court, in order to obtain the best outcome possible.”

Elisabeth is based in the Hampshire/Oxfordshire/Berkshire areas, with offices in London, Bournemouth, Winchester, Oxford, Bristol and Birmingham.  An initial consultation can be arranged at any of these centres.

Family

Elisabeth specialises in all aspects of family law.  She carries out both private and publicly funded work.  Elisabeth is experienced in Children Act work, both public and private, and has also acted in a number of cases brought under the Hague Convention involving the return of children to and from Australia, USA and Zimbabwe.  She also deals with Financial Remedy cases and cases brought under TLATA 1996, the Inheritance Act 1975 and the Human Rights Act 1998.

Private Remote FDR Hearings

Elisabeth is available for private remote FDR hearings. For more information on private remote FDR hearings please click here.

Reported cases

  • Re M (Minors) (Residence Order: Jurisdiction) [1993] 1 F.L.R 495
  • Re S (Contact: Evidence) [1998] 1 F.L.R 798
  • Re W (Care proceedings: Witness anonymity) Court of Appeal [2003] 1 F.L.R 329
  • Re F (Shared residence order) Court of Appeal [2003] 2 F.L.R 397
  • P v South Gloucestershire Council Court of Appeal, The Times Law Reports, 1st February 2007
  • M (Children) [2009] EWCA Civ 1573
  • M (Children) [2010] EWCA Civ  657 – Renewed application by father for permission to appeal finding that he had stabbed the children’s mother.  Application allowed

Outside Interests

A keen horse rider competing under BS rules. From 2006 to date her horses have competed at the Horse of the Year Show, Royal Windsor Horse Show, at Hickstead, Olympia, and in Europe.  Elisabeth enjoys playing the piano and breeds and shows a wide variety of livestock.

Other Information

Elisabeth is happy to travel to any of our centres.  She is available to give informal updating lectures to solicitors by arrangement through her clerks.

Career

Called 1987, Gray’s Inn.

Memberships

  • Family Law Bar Association

Education

  • LLB (Buckingham)

Leisure

A keen horse rider competing under BS rules. From 2006 to date her horses have competed at the Horse of the Year Show, Royal Windsor Horse Show, at Hickstead, Olympia, and in Europe.  Elisabeth enjoys playing the piano and breeds and shows a wide variety of livestock.

Lawyer Rankings

Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Family: children and domestic violence

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1

Elisabeth Hudson3PB ‘Elisabeth is able to put clients at ease and strike a rapport with them. She understands cases to a very high level and this is clear in the advice she gives, the quality of her position statements and skeleton arguments, and also her advocacy.’