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Justine Johnston
Work Department
International Children Law; Private Children Law; Direct Access
Position
Justine specialises in complicated and high-conflict private law cases, often with an international element, with particular emphasis on applications for permission to remove children permanently from the jurisdiction. She is frequently instructed in cases featuring implacable hostility, intractable child arrangement disputes and allegations of parental alienation. Her cases are often complicated by serious domestic abuse, drug and alcohol issues. Justine is consistently recommended in the major legal directories as an excellent barrister (Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500).
Private Children Law
Justine specialises in complicated and high-conflict private law cases, often with an international element, with particular emphasis on applications for permission to remove children permanently from the jurisdiction. She is frequently instructed in cases featuring implacable hostility, intractable child arrangement disputes and allegations of parental alienation. Her cases are often complicated by serious domestic abuse, drug and alcohol issues.
International Children Law
Justine has extensive experience in international relocation cases and is a skilled and effective advocate, whether that’s for a parent trying to prevent the removal of a child, or seeking permission to remove.
Career
Year of Call: 1997
Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Association of Lawyers for Children
South Eastern Circuit
Middle Temple
Education
LLB (Hons) (Lond)
BA Communications (Sydney)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Justine Johnston –4PB ‘Justine is tenacious and brilliant. She fights tirelessly for clients.’