Elizabeth Wark > Chambers of Ayesha Hasan > London, England > Barrister Profile

Prior to coming to the Bar, Elizabeth practised as a Registered Nurse at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in her hometown of Sydney, Australia. She completed a two-year post-graduate training programme in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

This experience gives Elizabeth a unique insight into complex family problems and the difficulties individuals have in navigating the system when dealing with extreme stress, trauma and mental or physical ill health.

Elizabeth practises across all areas of family law:

• Financial Remedies
• Nuptial Agreements
• Private Children
• Public Children
• Schedule 1 Children Act 1989
• Family Law Act 1996

Elizabeth practises in civil law and chancery:

• Cohabitation / Trusts of Land & Appointment of Trustees Act 1996
• Undue Influence

Previous Professional & Advocacy Experience

Elizabeth represented Middle Temple Inn at the European Universities Debating Championship in 2017, University College London at the World Universities Debating Championship in 2018, and was secretary of the Middle Temple mooting team at the 2017 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition.

In 2015-16 whilst undertaking the BPTC Elizabeth volunteered on the Vocalise pro-bono scheme which involved teaching debating in schools and prisons.

Her broad interests are reflected by various summer internships, including at the Bar Pro Bono Unit (now ‘Advocate’), Médecins Sans Frontières in Madrid and ACI (The Financial Markets Association).

Elizabeth takes on pro-bono work for Advocate as and when she is able.