Barrister Profile
Expertise
Family: Care & Children
Throughout pupillage, Helen has experienced private family law matters in applications for Child Arrangements Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders and Specific Issue Orders. This also includes injunction hearings for Non-Molestation Orders and Occupation Orders.
Helen has seen all stages of disputes from initial hearings through to contested final hearings. This includes matters in which PD12J has applied, allegations of parental alienation, and those which have required the involvement of the Local Authority and/or Children’s Guardians.
Public Law / Care and Adoption Proceedings
During her pupillage, Helen has been with counsel acting for Local Authorities, Guardians and parents. She has observed multi-day fact finding and final hearings, as well as complex care proceedings including non-accidental injury findings. Helen has also had exposure to emergency protection orders and interim care orders.
Family: Finance
During Helen’s pupillage, she has had significant exposure to matrimonial and financial work with her supervisor. This has included cohabitation claims, as well as observing negotiations at Financial Dispute Resolution stage and multi-day final hearings involving several properties.
Employment & Discrimination
Prior to pupillage, Helen gained extensive employment law experience advising and representing on issues such as: unfair dismissal, unlawful deduction of wages, breach of contract, holiday pay, discrimination (sex and age) and National Minimum Wage issues.
Chancery and Commercial
Helen also represented clients in the First-Tier Tribunal for Social Security appeals concerning disability and housing benefits against the Department of Work and Pensions and local councils.