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Our Team
Stefano Nuvoloni KC
Call 1994 | Silk 2017
Stefano Nuvoloni KC is renowned for his client focus, pre-hearing preparation and outstanding trial advocacy. Stefano’s reputation for approachability and sensible client focused advice continues to grow nationwide. He acts in significant and complex cases for local authorities, parents and children.
Anne Smallwood
Call 1977
Anne Smallwood has been practising exclusively in family law since 1988, and specialising particularly in Financial Remedies following Divorce and Judicial Separation.
Stephanie Brown
Call 1982
Stephanie Brown specialises exclusively in all forms of complex matrimonial financial provision and related cases.
Joanna Chadwick
Call 1988
Joanna Chadwick specialises in Family Law and has extensive experience in many areas. Joanna undertakes Direct Access work.
Richard Alomo
Call 1990
Richard’s practice covers all aspects of matrimonial finance and children work. He also provides advice and representation in child support and cohabitation disputes.
Nandini Dutta
Call 1993
Nandini Dutta has specialised in family work for the past 20 years. Nandini's key areas of interest include: Cases involving children, whether these are as a result of the breakdown of family (private law arena of section 8 of the Children Act 1989) or where the state has chosen to intervene in the family in care proceedings, Cases involving vulnerable teenagers and adults which arise as a result of forced marriage or the need to take best interest decisions where there is a lack of capacity in the Court of Protection, Cases involving international and jurisdiction elements, both in the international movement and abduction of children (Hague Convention and non convention countries) and also where issues arise with the recognition of foreign marriages.
Rebekah Wilson
Call 1998
Rebekah Wilson is a highly experienced practitioner, who specialises in the law relating to children. Rebekah acts in factually and legally complex cases for all parties in public law and private law proceedings (securing residence orders, contact orders and orders involving removal from the jurisdiction). Rebekah has appeared in many significant reported cases in both public and private children’s law, involving highly complex legal and factual issues including; deprivation of liberty, habitual residence, allegations of inflicted injuries to children, allegations of fabricated and induced illnesses, breaches of the Human Rights Act, domestic abuse and discrimination.
James Snelus
Call 1999
James Snelus practices solely in the field of Family law, undertaking a wide range of cases.
Femi Ogunlende
Call 2000
Femi Ogunlende practices in family law, specialising in financial remedy, private law and cohabitant disputes. He provides clients with practical advice and is effective at putting complex issues into plain language. Femi’s focus is on achieving the best outcome for his clients, whether by negotiation or at trial.
Ami Bartholomew
Call 2003
Ami is a children’s law specialist who is instructed in both private and public law cases. She has a broad client base – representing local authorities, parents, wider family members and the child/children’s guardian.
Davina Krishnan
Call 2004
Davina Krishnan has a thriving and specialist practice in all areas of family law.
Christopher McWatters
Call 2004
Chris is a highly experienced barrister in all areas of children’s law, including public law, private law as well as international child abduction. He represents parents, guardians, local authorities, family relatives and intervenors at all levels including in the Court of Appeal.
James Leslie
Call 2004
James practices principally in three main areas: Financial and children disputes arising out of relationship breakdown; Wills, trusts and inheritance;
Orla Grant
Call 2005
Orla is an experienced junior barrister who regularly advises, drafts documents and appears in Court at all levels (including the High Court and Court of Appeal) in all aspects of family law including ancillary relief, injunctions and children – both private and public law.
Kathryn Taylor
Call 2005
Kathryn accepts instructions in all cases involving children, including complex private and public law at all levels of the family court. Kathryn also accepts Direct Access instructions.
Kirsty Gallacher
Call 2006
Kirsty practices exclusively in family law and undertakes a full range of public law cases, private children work and applications for financial remedy.
Artis Kakonge
Call 2006
Artis has a broad family practice dealing with all aspects of relationship breakdown, child protection, domestic abuse and advising individuals and couples on how to start or grow their family through adoption and surrogacy. Artis also has an interest in the intersections between family law and education law, and addressing the challenges parents and carers obtaining appropriate provision for special educational needs.
Nisha Bambhra
Call 2011
Nisha Bambhra has a busy practice in both Private and Public Law Family matters, with a keen interest in Court of Protection work. Nisha also has experience of cases involving forced marriages, Female Genital Mutilation as well as international jurisdictional matters including relocation and abduction. She is described as ‘an approachable, fair minded and emphatic barrister who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience when representing her clients’.
Baldip Singh Aulak
Call 2013
Baldip Singh Aulak is a leading Junior in Family Law, with over a decade of experience in the field of International Family Law. His practice encompasses all aspects of Family Law, including Divorce, Children, and Financial Remedies, with recognised expertise in cases involving International and immigration elements. This includes addressing divorce jurisdiction and forum disputes, international enforcement in financial and children cases, child abduction and relocation, and the protection of vulnerable adults under the inherent jurisdiction and in the Court of Protection. He has notably appeared in several ground-breaking cases in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
Grace Gwynne
Call 2017
Grace is a robust and fierce advocate and represents clients in all aspects of matters and has appeared at all levels up to, and including, the High Court. Grace is a highly regarded advocate regularly instructed in serious and sensitive cases. Her work sees her act as both alone or as a led junior in a range of complex cases.