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Stephanie Hine

020 7583 5123 clerks@newcourtchambers.com

Position

Stephanie is an experienced family practitioner specialising in public law care proceedings and private law proceedings. She regularly receives instructions from local authorities, parents, guardians and interveners at all stages of care cases. She specialises in cases with allegations of serious sexual abuse requiring complex forensic fact-finding. In respect of private law cases Stephanie frequently acts for applicants and respondents in difficult disputes regarding arrangements for children. She has appeared at all levels of the Family Court, from first hearing EPOs, right through to the Court of Appeal.  Notable cases include:

Re AB [2018] EWFC 3

Re L (Care Proceedings: Removal of Child) [2008] 1 FLR 575

Career

Called to the Bar 2003.  Qualified to undertake Direct Access work.

Memberships

FLBA.

Education

LLB (1st Class Hons).  LLM (International human rights and criminology).

Leisure

Stephanie is a member of a Championship Section Brass Band as a trumpet player, having played since the age of 9. She is also a keen runner and has completed two half-marathons for charity.