Elisabeth Wickham > Harcourt Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Harcourt Chambers
2 HARCOURT BUILDINGS, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DB
England

Position

Elisabeth has experience of representing clients at both County Court and High Court level. She welcomes instructions in all areas of family law, including:

  • Financial Remedy proceedingsPrivate and Public law cases under the Children Act 1989
  • International children law
  • Family Law Act 1996 proceedings

Career

Called in 2012. Before converting to Law in 2010, Elisabeth enjoyed a successful career in the City as Head of Risk Management for the private client department of a multi-national company. Following her law conversion and upon completion of two dissertations on Family Law for her Masters degree, Elisabeth started work in the legal profession as a Lecturer in Law at BPP Law School. To date Elisabeth has taught Family Law, Criminal Law, Contract Law and Legal Ethics at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. During her legal studies, Elisabeth was a dedicated and regular volunteer at the Personal Support Unit both at the Central Family Court and the Royal Courts of Justice.

Languages

Dutch (bi-lingual), German and basic French.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple