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Children (Public and Private law), Family finance

Beronique welcomes instructions in all areas of family law including public and private children.

Throughout her ‘first-six’ Beronique had a varied pupillage confidently drafting and shadowing cases in both public and private family law proceedings including interim care order orders, special guardianship applications; leave to oppose adoption applications; contested final hearings; finding of fact/determination hearings and dispute resolution appointments. She also observed financial dispute resolutions and final hearings with senior practitioners in the Matrimonial Finance team.

Beronique completed a family law pupillage under the supervision of Natalia Levine.

Prior to commencing pupillage, Beronique developed a strong background in Family Law, having previously worked as a High Court Judges’ Clerk to a senior Judge of the Family Division, Mr Justice Hayden. In her role, she observed and assisted in high level public/private family and Court of Protection matters including:

• FII
• Child sexual abuse
• Special Guardianship applications
• Child Arrangements Applications (including the return of children to countries at war)
• Abduction/Hague Convention Proceedings
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 – applications for parental orders
• Non-accidental injury
• Overlaying
• Coercive and controlling behaviour

In that role, Beronique’s personable approach meant she excelled in working with solicitors, barristers and chambers clerks, as well as others in the senior judiciary; often being trusted to assist vulnerable witnesses, litigants in person and protected parties in the High Court.

Further, alongside completing the Bar Training Course, Beronique completed a Masters degree evaluating both the courts and police’s ability to identify and adjudicate upon coercive and controlling behaviour in intimate partner relationships.

• BTC, Very Competent, BPP University, London (2021)
• Masters of Laws, Outstanding, BPP University, London (2021)
• Law LLB, 2:1, University of Kent (2020)
• Winston Churchill Scholarship, Middle Temple
• Access to the Bar Award, Middle Temple