Joy Brereton KC

Public Children Law, Private Children Law, International Children Law, Non-court dispute resolution

Overview

Joy is a leading silk who specialises in all aspects of the law relating to children . She has particular expertise in complex children matters encompassing both public and private law proceedings.

She is regularly involved in cases concerning non-accidental injury, sexual abuse, factitious disorder, physical and emotional abuse of children acting for all parties at all levels.

In addition, she is a specialist in private law matters where there are protracted and highly contentious disputes and she is particularly specialist in the international relocation and movement of children including adoption.

She has experience of appellate work in all areas.

Publications/Training

Contributing author to “The International Family Law Practice” Sixth Edition on the subject of international/ internal relocation of children.

Awards

• “Winner of the Legal 500 Junior Barrister of the Year: Children and Family 2019”
• “Winner of the Legal 500 Junior Barrister of the Year: Children and Family 2020”

Appointments

• Recorder 2019

Professional Memberships   Family Law Bar Association Member of the FLBA Executive committee (2016- ) and Chair of the FLBA Scholarship Committee Association of Lawyers for Children Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) South Eastern Circuit Gray’s Inn Joy previously sat as a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal

Education & Qualifications

• LLB (Hons)
• LLM
• William Mc Nair Scholarship Grays Inn