Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Family and Child Care

Oluwatobi is a Family and Childcare Solicitor and Supervising Supervisor within the Family and Child Care department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, based in the Birmingham office.

She is an accredited member of the Law Society Family Law Advanced Scheme and has significant experience across both private and public family law matters, acting in cases that are privately funded as well as those supported by legal aid.

In private law matters, Oluwatobi has a strong track record in handling domestic abuse cases, successfully obtaining emergency injunctions, child arrangement orders, prohibited steps orders, specific issue orders, forced marriage protection orders and female genital mutilation protection orders. She conducts her own advocacy and has represented clients before judges at all levels, including High Court Judges, Circuit Judges, Recorders, District Judges, Magistrates and Legal Advisers.

In public law proceedings, she is highly experienced in care proceedings and regularly advises on Public Law Outline (PLO) review meetings, emergency protection orders, special guardianship orders and supervision orders. She has acted in serious and complex cases involving sexual abuse, non-accidental injuries, forced marriage and honour-based violence, representing both parents and children.

Beyond her casework, Oluwatobi is actively engaged in pro bono work and community support. She attends legal advice surgeries, delivers training to professionals supporting victims of domestic violence and parents in children-related matters, and mentors aspiring lawyers. She is a mentor with the University of Law Mentor Scheme and the Tyro Lawyer Plus Programme, and also maintains a legal blog offering guidance to law students.

She is a member of Women in Family Law and serves on the committee of the Birmingham Solicitors’ Group. She is fluent in Yoruba.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors (2020 - present)

Member of the Law Society Family Law Advanced Accreditation Scheme