Marcia Hyde > 42 Bedford Row > London, England > Barrister Profile

42 Bedford Row
42BR Barristers
11 Staple Inn
LONDON
WC1V 7QH
England

Career

Marcia specialises in children work and has almost 30 years’ experience at the family bar. She undertakes both public and private law work.

Marcia’s main practice involves serious & complex child abuse matters including those where there are issues of sexual abuse, non-accidental injury and the death of a child. She acts on behalf of local authorities, parents, children’s guardians and extended family members in such cases at all levels of court. She also has a particular interest in cases relating to contact with children in local authority care.

In private law work Marcia has a particular interest in domestic abuse and especially controlling and coercive behaviours.

She is regularly instructed by the most experienced of family solicitors in London and the Home Counties and has built a reputation for her detailed and thorough preparation, her attention to detail, her acute understanding of complex legal and evidential issues and her robust style of advocacy.

Alongside her busy Family Law practice, Marcia is also Head of the Animal Welfare Group at 42BR.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5

Marcia Hyde42BR Barristers ‘Marcia is an excellent advocate in both written and oral advocacy. Her written documents are thoughtful and measured but effective. She recognises the strengths of her case and does not waste energy on issues that are not persuasive. She balances this with forceful and persistent advocacy on persuasive and relevant aspects of her case.’