1GC | Family Law

Jessica has a wealth of experience in family law, specialising in private law children cases, public law, and adoption. She appears regularly in the High Court. Jessica’s most recently reported cases have involved international surrogacy and adoption, travel to non-Hague countries and PR. Jessica’s private law work has included appearing twice in the Court of Appeal in landmark cases regarding the approach in the family courts to allegations of domestic abuse. Jessica public law work often involves serious medical cases and cross-examination of experts.

Jessica is also experienced in all aspects of applications to the Court of Protection and financial remedy cases.

Year of Call: 2000 Jessica completed her Pupillage at 22 Old Buildings (now 42 Bedford Row) (2001)

Jessica has also served as a Member of Parliament 2010-2015.

Family Law Bar Association

BA (Hons), Royal Holloway, University of London (1997),

CPE & BVC, College of Law, London (2000)