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Helen Compton
Position
Helen is a common law practitioner focussing on employment and family (care work). Helen has successfully appeared alone in the High Court, EAT and the Court of Appeal. In her employment practice, Helen is instructed in legally complex and challenging cases. She provides strategic insight at all stages and gives clear and tactical advice. She has undertaken work involving all aspects of equality legislation and is attune to equality and diversity issues. In her family practice Helen is regularly instructed in the most serious cases, involving traumatic injuries and allegations of FII. Her clinical negligence experience makes her comfortable approaching and challenging complex medical evidence. Helen often represents very vulnerable clients and is sensitive and re-assuring.
Career
Qualified 2011; Inner Temple.
Education
Kirkley High School: 2002-2007. Grade A in 5 A levels: Critical Thinking; English Literature; Government and Politics; History; Religious Studies. Univesity of Sussex: 2007-2011. LLB First Class (top first in Law).
Leisure
Squash, theatre.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Helen Compton – 7BR ‘An exceptional advocate who forensically analyses the evidence.’
7BR‘s ‘dynamic family law team consists of several impressive and focused advocates‘. The group garners praise for its strength in handling cross-border cases, often involving issues of international child abduction. Barbara Connolly KC is a ‘tough and able cross-examiner‘ who specialises in cases related to surrogacy and fertility treatment. Turning to the juniors, Helen Compton is regularly instructed in complex cases involving allegations of traumatic brain injuries. Bolstering the team at the senior end, Anita Guha KC and Susannah Johnson KC took silk in March 2024.