Family Private Law Children Team

The Private Law Children team deals with cases in both the Magistrates and County Court, representing parents and partners in disputes, applications and injunctions. Our practitioners have a wealth of experience in niche private law issues including domestic violence, relocation matters, allegations of parental alienation, contact disputes, issues involving international jurisdiction and concurrent occupation/ non-molestation orders.

  • Applications for injunction and enforcement of injunctions
  • Disputes between parents about residence & contact
  • Applications for permission to remove a child from the jurisdiction
  • Abduction involving “non – Hague Convention” countries
  • Alleged parental alienation

Our Family Private Law Children Team

Jeff Deegan

Jeff Deegan

Year of Call: 1989

Aelred Hookway

Aelred Hookway

Year of Call: 1990

Caroline Horton

Caroline Horton

Year of Call: 1993

Katharine Ferguson

Katharine Ferguson

Year of Call: 1995

Richard Balchin

Richard Balchin

Year of Call: 1997

Penny van Spall

Penny van Spall

Year of Call: 1998

Penelope Grewcock

Penelope Grewcock

Year of Call: 2004

Lisa Hannant

Lisa Hannant

Year of Call: 2005

Sally Gore

Sally Gore

Year of Call: 2006

Sarah Giles

Sarah Giles

Year of Call: 2007

Jonathan Masters

Jonathan Masters

Year of Call: 2009

Laura McGinty

Laura McGinty

Year of Call: 2009

Benjamin Phillips

Benjamin Phillips

Year of Call: 2011

Joshua Walters

Joshua Walters

Year of Call: 2012

Jodie Drummond

Jodie Drummond

Year of Call: 2015

Davide Corbino

Davide Corbino

Year of Call: 2012

Clare Gould

Clare Gould

Year of Call: 2014

Alicia Theaker

Alicia Theaker

Year of Call: 2016

Anne Hogarth

Anne Hogarth

Year of Call: 2018

Eve Chowdhury

Eve Chowdhury

Year of Call: 2019

Louise Ballantyne

Louise Ballantyne

Year of Call: 2021

Melanie Benn

Melanie Benn

Year of Call: 2021

Nick Mason‑Williams

Nick Mason‑Williams

Year of Call: 2021

Miriam Mallon

Miriam Mallon

Year of Call: XXXX

Susanna Fidoe

Susanna Fidoe

Year of Call: XXXX

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