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Katie Phillips KC

Katie Phillips KC

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At 42BR Barristers, Tina Cook KC is frequently sought after for her expertise in advising on care and adoption proceedings, and often acts for local authorities, parents and other parties in cases. The 'authoritative' Gemma Taylor KC has extensive experience in handling cases involving complex medical issues, while Damian Woodward-Carlton KC advises on cases involving allegations of fabricated or induced illness, radicalisation, and sexual abuse. Among the junior end of chambers, Jonathan Bennett has a solid track record in appearing before the Court of Appeal in complex care cases. Katie Phillips KC was appointed to silk in March 2025.
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Work Department

Family Team

Position

Katie is a family law specialist, practising across all areas of children law and the full range of injunctive work.

Career

Katie represents Local Authorities, parents, children and interested parties in her public law children work. In private law cases she acts for both applicants and respondents. Katie often appears on behalf of children, including separately represented children and other vulnerable parties, including parents with mental health or learning disabilities.

Katie regularly appears in complex matters involving suspected non-accidental injury, sexual abuse allegations, neglect and domestic abuse. Katie regularly advises and acts in fact finding hearings requiring forensic analysis of medical and expert evidence.

Katie specialises in cases involving an international dimension and the movement of children between jurisdictions including in a public law context, abduction and leave to remove and has been instructed in radicalisation cases for both Local Authorities and parents.

Katie is instructed in the Family Court, the High Court and in the Court of Appeal.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association Association of Lawyers for Children

Education

  • Nottingham High School for Girls
  • MA Oxon, St Anne’s College, Oxford

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