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Olivia is rapidly building a reputation across all areas of family law, with a particular focus on international cases, private children matters and financial remedies. Olivia appears at all levels of the family court, up to and including the Court of Appeal.
Olivia was shortlisted for ‘Young Barrister of the Year’ at the 2024 Family Law Awards and is co-author of ‘The Brief’, a monthly financial remedies update published in the Family Law Journal.
Prior to commencing pupillage, Olivia worked as a paralegal in the Divorce and Family department at Stewarts for over a year, where she assisted on high-net-worth financial remedies matters and private children law matters.
Professional Memberships > >
The Honourable Society of The Inner Temple
FLBA
International Children Law > >
Olivia appears regularly in the High Court in child abduction matters both pursuant to the 1980 Hague Convention and the inherent jurisdiction, at all stages of proceedings. Olivia also has experience of ‘stranded spouse’ cases.
Finance > >
Olivia is regularly instructed at all stages of financial remedy proceedings. Olivia has experience of cases involving a range of complex issues, such as issues relating to the beneficial ownership of assets, material non-disclosure and non-compliance. Olivia has experience of advising in relation to the validity and recognition of a marriage, and in relation to jurisdictional issues.
Private Children Law > >
Olivia represents applicants and respondents at all stages of private children proceedings, and is frequently instructed in complex cases which involve allegations of alienating behaviours, domestic abuse and substance misuse.
Olivia has a particular interest in the law relating to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008. She represented the surrogate mother, led by Andrew Powell, in R & Anor v A (by her litigation friend, The Official Solicitor) [2024] EWFC 341, the first reported case where the court determined that the women who carried the child was ‘incapable of giving agreement’.
Olivia recently contributed to Chapter 33 (Parental responsibility and status) of Rayden and Jackson on Relationship Breakdown, Finances and Children, alongside Dorothea Gartland KC.
Public Children Law > >
Olivia represents local authorities, parents and children at all stages of care proceedings, including in cases involving issues of domestic abuse and substance misuse. Olivia also has experience of applications for the deprivation of liberty of a minor.
Cases > >
- B (Child Abduction: Settlement), Re [2025] EWCA Civ 1382
- F v M (Abduction: Settlement: Grave Risk) [2025] EWHC 1713 (Fam)
- YY (A Child) (Plan for Adoption: Non-Notification of Family), Re [2024] EWFC 447 (B)
- R & Anor v A (by her litigation friend, The Official Solicitor) & Anor [2024] EWFC 341
- E, F And G (Interim Child Arrangements) [2024] EWCA Civ 874
- Shortlisted for Young Barrister of the Year – Family Law Awards (2024)
- Exhibition Award – Inner Temple (2018)
- Advocacy Award – BPP (BPTC, 2018)
- Pro Bono Award – BPP (BPTC, 2018)
- Academic Scholarship and Rosalind, Lady Carlisle Prize – Girton College, University of Cambridge (2015)
- BPP University: Bar Professional Training Course – Very Competent (2019)
- BPP University: Graduate Diploma in Law – Distinction (2018)
- University of Cambridge: Human, Social and Political Sciences, BA – 2.1 (2017)
