1 King’s Bench Walk has 'exceptional strength in depth across all areas of family law, with a consistently high calibre of counsel at every level'. Deborah Eaton KC is 'a premier silk for private law children work’, and the 'excellent' Frank Feehan KC is well versed in advising on complex public child law matters and abduction cases. Charles Howard KC has an excellent reputation for handling cases involving issues of surrogacy. At the junior end, the 'charismatic' Jay Banerji has expertise in handling cases involving allegations of forced marriage and leave to remove applications. Nicola Fox is well known for advising on complex private child law cases concerning allegations of harm and international relocation issues.
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Profile
Work Department
Family finance, family children, deputy district judge (family and civil). Arbitrator
Position
Nicola maintains a high calibre practice in private children law and financial work. Her financial work encompasses matrimonial finance, Schedule One, international issues and complex substantial asset cases. Her children work includes international relocation, complex disputes involving allegations of harm, mental health issues and parental alienation. A qualified Arbitrator in children cases and sits as a Deputy District Judge in family (CFC and South Eastern circuit) and civil cases.
Career
Called 1996; Middle Temple.
Deputy District Judge since 2010 (CFC and South Eastern Circuit - family and civil)
CIArb (Aribitrator) since 2016
Memberships
Member of the Family Law Bar Association
Member of the Association of Lawyers for Children
Member of Resolution
Member of South Eastern Circuit
Member of the Bar Pro Bono Unit Panel
Education
University College London
Institute of Psychiatry/Maudsley Hospital
City University
Inns of Court School of Law
MCI Arb (Arbitrator)
Prior to coming to the bar, Nicola was a clinical psychologist working with children and a lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry.
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- ‘Nicola is a powerhouse. She is formidably bright, leaves no stone unturned in her preparation, and her cross-examination is second-to-none.’