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Fenella Cooil
Work Department
36 Family
Position
Fenella Cooil is a specialist children law barrister.
She is regularly instructed in complex private children cases including those with allegations of domestic violence and parental alienation. Fenella is also instructed to advise and represent parties in internal and international relocation cases and Hague and Non-Hague convention child abduction cases.
Fenella acts for local authorities, parents and children’s guardians in proceedings involving domestic violence, sexual abuse, non-accidental injury and chronic neglect. She represents vulnerable clients with drug/alcohol addiction, mental health disorders and learning difficulties and has experience in cross examining experts including paediatricians, psychologists and psychiatrists.
Fenella has a pragmatic and straight-talking approach; she is described by her clients as empathetic, tenacious and incisive.
Career
Call 2010
Memberships
- FLBA
- Inner Temple
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Fenella Cooil –The 36 Group ‘Fenella is an outstanding children’s law barrister. She has a wonderfully warm manner with clients yet ensures that she provides clear and detailed advice. She is accessible and very hardworking.’