7BR

Emily Mitchell has developed a diverse practice in family law. Her particular expertise relates to children matters, both in private and public law proceedings and she also practices in international child abduction.

Emily has experience conducting cases involving complex allegations of abuse, including physical and sexual abuse. She is regularly instructed in fact-finding hearings concerning serious injuries to children. Her experience as a clinical negligence practitioner and her familiarity with medical evidence is very helpful. She acts for all parties in care proceedings and has particular expertise in representing vulnerable clients. Emily often appears in cases before the High Court and against Leading Counsel.

Emily formerly cultivated a diverse practice in Crime, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence before specialising solely in Family work.

Family Law

Emily has developed a diverse practice within Family Law. Her particular expertise relates to children matters, both in Private and Public Law Proceedings. She also practices in International Child Abduction.

Emily has experience in conducting cases involving complex allegations of abuse, including physical and sexual abuse, in both Public Law and Private Law proceedings. She is regularly instructed in Fact-Finding hearings concerning serious injuries to children. Her experience as a clinical negligence practitioner and her familiarity with medical evidence is advantageous in this respect. In Public Law proceedings, she is frequently instructed as trial counsel and has experience representing all parties at Final Hearing. She has acted for vulnerable adults with significant learning difficulties.

In private law proceedings, Emily has experience in cases where matters of domestic violence and sexual abuse are alleged. She has acted for both victims and those alleged as having perpetrated the abuse. She has acted in cases where complex ABE issues and the questioning of children have been raised.

Emily has appeared in cases before the High Court and against Leading Counsel. She has recently acted as a Junior representing a Mother in a complex fact-finding concerning allegations of non-accidental injury arising from a low level fall with conflicting medical evidence.

Her notable reported cases include:

• D v G [2026] EWHC 2236

• A Father v A Mother (No2) [2025] EWHC 952

• S (Children: Transnational Marriage Abandonment) [2025] EWCA Civ 1058

• London Borough of Brent v A and others [2025] EWHC 44

• Re A (Children) [2019] EWHC 2334

• A Child [2019] EWHC 3662

• Harmsworth Exhibition, Middle Temple
• BPTC (Commendation), University of Law, London
• GDL (Commendation), BPP Law School, London
• Choral Award, Somerville College, Oxford
• BA (Hons) English Language & Literature, Somerville College, Oxford