Miriam Mallon
Called to the Bar in 2017
Miriam joined Chambers in September 2023 following the successful completion of her pupillage.
Since starting on her feet, Miriam has gained a broad range of experience in all Chambers’ practice areas, from family and civil to crime. Her practice today focuses predominantly on family and civil practice.
Miriam has a busy family practice and regularly receives instructions in private children law and financial remedy proceedings and domestic abuse injunctions. Miriam also accepts instructions in a range of civil matters..
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Family
- Civil
Prior to joining chambers, Miriam gained a range of experience working as a Crown Court paralegal in a London-based criminal defence firm; a paralegal in the Litigation department of a prominent silver circle firm, and a specialist caseworker in the Mental Health department of a London-based firm.
Alongside her studies and professional work, she also completed pro bono work with a range of projects including the SPITE #revengepornlaw project, case work with the National Centre for Domestic Violence, and StreetLaw.
Miriam also undertook an 6 month internship with the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Tribunals mission at the ECCC in Cambodia, where she worked as a member of the IM Chaem defence team. Miriam has also interned with an international law firm abroad, the Irish government, and an academic journal.
She welcomes instructions in family and civil matters and is available to advise in writing or conference, as well as representing clients at hearings and negotiations.
Miriam regularly appears in courts across East Anglia, London, and the Midlands.
Miriam has acted in a range of family matters, including:
- Applications for private child proceedings;
- Financial remedies proceedings;
- Applications for protective injunctions;
- Enforcement/order for sale applications;
- Fact-finding hearings in the context of private child proceedings.
She has represented clients at various stages of proceedings and provided advice on merits and settlements options. She is well placed to advise on all aspects of cases concerning the breakdown of relationships and has experience acting in matters involving a range of issues including allegations of domestic abuse, parental alienation, and modern slavery.
Miriam has acted in a range of civil matters including:
- Applications to strike out and set aside orders;
- Commercial disputes- including contractual disputes; negligence; business lease disputes; residential possession; boundary disputes; and personal injury hearings.
- Acting for public bodies, including councils and police forces, in respect of civil and hybrid civil/criminal applications e.g. Police (Property Act) matters and a range of injunction breaches and committal proceedings.
- Drafting pleadings.
QUALIFICATIONS
LLB (Hons)- Northumbria University
MSc Global Politics- Durham University
BPTC- BPP University
MEMBER
Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn.