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Caroline Elford
Work Department
Court of Protection, Family & Divorce, Children Private Law, Children Public Law
Career
Call : 2002
Deputy District Judge
Caroline is a specialist family barrister who practises in all areas of family law with a strong emphasis on care proceedings. Her practice in this area has given her a detailed knowledge of the appropriate procedural law and she is known for her effectiveness as an advocate and a lawyer in technical applications.
She is a natural and experienced choice to represent local authorities in applications for public interest immunity. Her experience of matters in which social services are involved makes her very familiar with the nature of the material in dispute and because she formerly practised in crime she is perfectly placed to understand the issues in the criminal case.
Education
- MA Law Bristol
- BMus Honours Music, 2:1
- Otto Rix awarded Inner Temple 2002
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Western Circuit > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Caroline Elford – St John’s Chambers ‘Caroline is an excellent barrister who is also always well-prepared and able to identify the key issues in the case. She is a real fighter and knows her stuff.’
St John’s Chambers is a ‘first-class set of chambers that offers suitable counsel for a variety of cases’ related to family law. Lucy Reed KC is a ‘tenacious and extremely thorough advocate’ whose practice contains a mix of public and private children law cases, including adoption matters, while Judi Evans specialises in representing local authorities, parents and guardians in public law proceedings and garners praise for ‘excellent attention to detail’. Abigail Bond ‘inspires confidence in clients with her approachable and reassuring manner’ and has longstanding experience of handling care cases involving vulnerable witnesses and parents with learning disabilities. Caroline Elford is an ‘excellent and principled practitioner’ who regularly represents clients before all tiers of the family justice system in cases of serious physical and sexual abuse of children.