Pauline McHugh > Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton
St John's Buildings
24A-28 ST JOHN STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 4DJ
England

Work Department

Family law.

Position

Pauline is a Family Law specialist dealing with both Public and Private law matters. She has a particular interest in issues of learning disability within family proceedings and the repercussions of child exploitation as they manifest themselves in family law. However, she is experienced in all child-orientated family law matters.

Pauline regularly appears before all tiers of the Family Court. Her practice is evenly split between representing parents and local authorities. Pauline also has considerable experience representing children.

Pauline is a strong advocate of collaborative training involving all professionals who work in the family law field. She devised and wrote the Court Skills training programme which has since been delivered numerous times.

Career

Called 1995; Gray’s Inn; family law department Jones Maidment Wilson, Manchester; pupillage 28 St John Street and 1 Garden Court; Temple.

Memberships

  • Family Law Bar Association
  • Child Concern

Education

The Hollies FCJ Secondary School; Queens College, Cambridge (1993 MA Law).