Guildford Chambers

Family.

• Christine has specialized in all areas of family law for the past 20 years. She has been recognised in the Legal 500 since 2012 as a leading junior in the field of Children law and is recommended for her care work.
• She has a wide range of experience of public law cases acting for parents, children and Local authorities. She regularly acts in both high court and protracted county court cases.
• She has considerable experience acting in care cases concerning: non accidental injuries (including acting for parents in a number of “shaken baby” cases involving serious brain injuries); neglect; emotional harm; sexual and physical abuse; interjurisdictional cases, substance abuse, cultural issues, learning difficulties and mental health issues.
• She is experienced in contact and residence disputes, domestic violence, relocation cases, international child abduction and adoption.
• She regularly delivers lectures on the public law.

Called 1991; Inner Temple.

Reported Cases

A v W and Others No 1 (Fact Finding) [2016] EWFC 64 A v W and Others No 2 (Welfare) [2017] EWFC 8

Norwegian (fluent), French (conversational).

Family Law Bar Association.

University of Liverpool (LLB (Hons)); Council of Legal Education (1990 Bar Qualification).

Tennis, skiing, travel, reading.