Called: 1991

Practice Profile

Gerardine has experience in all areas of family law, with a particular interest in public law children cases, including adoption and related proceedings. She has acted for local authorities, parents, grandparents, children and parties under a disability, instructed by the Official Solicitor as well as providing advice and advocacy in relation to financial relief on the breakdown of marriage.

She is recommended in The Legal 500.

Specialist Practice Areas

Family

• Care and Adoption (for Local Authorities, parents and guardians)
• Private Law Children work
• Ancillary relief
• Injunctions

Notable Cases

• Re: M (contact: violent parent) [1999] 2 FLR 321 (FD)
• Re: F (a child) (placement order) [2008] 2 FLR 550 (CA)

Education

University of Kent, Canterbury: BA (Hons)
Napier College, Edinburgh: Post Graduate Diploma in European Marketing and Languages

Polytechnic of Central London: Dip Law

Languages

French
Spanish

Professional Memberships

• FLBA (Family Law Bar Association)
• Kent and Sussex FLBA

Hobbies and other interests

Outside Chambers life Gerardine enjoys travel, music, the theatre and cinema.