4PB

Finance; Private Children Law; Non-court dispute resolution; Inquest and Inquiries

Overview

Pippa is a specialist Family Law practitioner with a particular focus on financial remedies and private children law. She is often instructed for her forensic attention to detail and calm, measured approach.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Pippa worked as a forensic accountant. She has utilised these skills to great advantage in cases involving expert accountancy or valuation evidence, multi-jurisdictional assets, complex tax issues, non-disclosure and enforcement. She has an enviable record in relation to applications for expert accountancy evidence, and applications for contempt in the face of non-compliance.

Pippa is also regularly instructed in a range of private children work with issues involving domestic abuse, substance misuse, mental health and intractable opposition to contact.

Pippa provides joint advice to separating couples as part of the Divorce Surgery, and sits as a private FDR judge. She is often chosen in these roles as a result of her accountancy expertise.

Publications/Training

Pippa is a member of chamber’s Financial Remedy Practice Group committee. She is interested in supporting other juniors within this field and runs a training day for pupils as well as an annual essay competition for students. Pippa acts as a mentor through Gray’s Inn.

Pippa regularly provides seminars on financial remedies and private children law topics to a range of solicitors.

Pippa is a co-editor of leading textbook Rayden & Jackson on Divorce and Family Matters having authored the section relating to procedure in children law cases. She has assisted in expert witness training at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

In her spare time Pippa enjoys cooking and playing tennis. She lives in South East London with her children.

Awards

Gray’s Inn Prince of Wales Scholarship BPP BPTC Excellence Award Gray’s Inn CPE Award

Professional Memberships

Gray’s Inn Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) FLBA

Education & Qualifications

Chartered Accountant (ACA) BPP Law School University of Cambridge – MAst Mathematics Trinity College Dublin – BA(Hons) Mathematics