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Katherine Dunseath
Position
Katherine is a leading junior in financial and private children. She has appeared in all levels of court in England and Wales and is regularly instructed on complex high net worth cases involving complex maintenance issues (domestic and international), trusts and company structures.
In her private children practice she has been instructed and led on complex matters involving medical operations on children, forced marriage, international and domestic relocation.
Cases of note include:
- Des Pallieres v Des Pallieres [2021] 4 WLR 96
- DP v DP [2020] EWHC 3188 (Fam)
- M v P (the Queen’s Proctor Intervening) [2019] 2 FLR 813
- Mills v Mills [2018] 4 All ER 612 [2018] UKSC 38
- Mills v Mills [2017] EWCA Civ 129
- Re L and B (Children) (Specific issues: Temporary leave to Remove from the Jurisdiction; Circumcision) [2017] 1 FLR 1349
- In the Matter of JL and AO (Babies Relinquished for Adoption) [2016] 4 WLR 40; [2017] 1 FLR 1545
She was shortlisted for:
Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year (Bar Pro Bono Awards 2019)
Junior Barrister of the Year (Family Law Awards 2017)
Career
Year of Call: 2008
Judicial Assistant, Court of Appeal (March – July 2008)
Blue Book Stagiaire, European Commission (October 2007- February 2008)
Stage Scholar and Prince of Wales Scholar, Gray’s Inn
Year of Call: 2008
Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Association of Lawyers for Children
Child Abduction Lawyers Association
Free Representation Unit
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Katherine Dunseath – 1GC | Family Law ‘Katherine is extremely robust, a fearless advocate and quick on her feet. She never fails to make an impact, and her cross-examination is exceptional.’
London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Katherine Dunseath –1GC | Family Law ‘Katherine is a force to be reckoned with. She shows total commitment to her cases, is very well prepared and has a great rapport with clients.’