KBG Chambers

After successfully completing pupillage at KBG Chambers in Family & Civil Law, Abigail became a tenant in January 2025. She takes instructions in all matters of Family & Civil Law.

Abigail is currently an Assistant Lecturer at the University of the West of England, part-time, where she lectures on the Bar Training Course. She is invested in the future-generation of barristers and mentors students across the south west. She is regularly invited to speak to students about a career at the Bar.

Before joining Chambers as a pupil, Abigail was an Assistant Support Lecturer for the University of the West of England lecturing on a variety of areas of law including legal method and legal rules, crime, employment, commercial, family, EU, and ADR. She also lectured on the Professional Skills Negotiation Course for trainee solicitors.

Abigail volunteered from 2019-2023 for North Bristol Advice Centre, specialising in Personal Independent Payment appeals. All cases she represented were successfully appealed. Her client rapport was commended.

In 2023, she completed her dissertation, ‘A review of the current UK surrogacy laws, Law Commission recommendations, and suggestions for reform’, and received a distinction. It has been published in Child and Family Law Quarterly and can be viewed via Lexis+ https://plus.lexis.com/api/permalink/ce5dae01-0e16-4d0f-8a2f-e0023bfbfc95/?context=1001073

In 2025 Abigail won Junior Barrister of the Year 2025 at the Cornwall Junior Law Society.