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Finance; Private Children Law; International Children Law; Non- court dispute resolution

Overview

Judith is an unusual Family Law barrister in that she is recommended in the leading directories as specialising in both financial remedies and private law children cases. She is equally expert in these areas and has been ranked in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for almost 15 years.

Judith has always specialised in Family Law covering both children and financial proceedings. Her practice is now focussed on representing high net worth individuals in both their financial and Children Act proceedings. This will cover applications in respect of all elements of their children’s lives from applications for leave to remove and sole/shared care disputes to issues in respect of education and medical treatment. With many more ‘international’ families leave to remove applications include temporary leave to non-Hague jurisdictions. Judith is also regularly instructed in high conflict child arrangements disputes involving parental alienation and allegations of sexual abuse and/or coercive and controlling behaviour.

Judith specialises in financial remedy applications including those resulting from divorce or the ending of co-habitational relationships. Her reported cases cover applications under The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and Schedule 1 of The Children Act 1989. Judith’s cases will often include off-shore assets and trusts and will usually involve the instruction of experts in relation to company valuations, property valuations, pension sharing and tax issues.

Judith undertakes private Financial Dispute Resolution hearings and is a children arbitrator and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).

Awards

Professional Memberships

South Eastern Circuit Family Law Bar Association Association of Lawyers for Children Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb)

Education & Qualifications