Catrin’s practice covers all areas of private family law, including financial remedies, private children and protective orders under the Family Law Act. She regularly presents talks on family law topics, most recently on interveners in financial remedies proceedings.

Private children law 

Catrin has extensive experience representing clients at all stages of private children law proceedings. She is frequently instructed on cases through from FHDRA to final hearing, providing support to clients and solicitors throughout. Her experience includes the following:

• Serious allegations of domestic abuse
• Physical, sexual and emotional harm to children
• Intractable contact disputes
• International and internal relocation
• Allegations of parental alienation
• Children with significant additional needs
• Allegations of honour-based abuse
• Prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders, including travel to Hague and non-Hague convention countries, and consent to medical treatment. 

Selected recent cases 

Re I [2026] – represented a father at a 2-day fact-finding hearing where all allegations of physical abuse were dismissed. Represented him at a 2-day final hearing opposing the international relocation of the child to the USA. 

Re A [2025] – represented a mother at a 2-day fact-finding hearing where 11 out of 14 allegations were proven, including all allegations of honour-based abuse. 

Re S [2025] – represented grandparents in their application for contact with their granddaughter; agreement was reached at the first hearing. 

Re E [2023] – represented a respondent mother in an enforcement final hearing. Obtained a judgment dismissing the allegations of breach as the father was attempting to enforce an informal variation to a court order. 

Financial remedies 

Catrin is experienced in financial remedies, taking matters from first appointment through to contested final hearings. Her experience includes the following:

• Non-engagement of a respondent
• Significant non-disclosure and adverse inferences
• Dissipation of matrimonial assets, and subsequent add-back arguments
• Transfer of tenancy 
• Enforcement

Selected recent cases

I v J [2025] – represented a wife at an FDR involving complex arguments about ownership of foreign properties and dissipation of matrimonial assets. 

H v S [2024] – FDR involving complex conduct arguments. 

A v G [2023] – represented a wife at a two-day final hearing. Successfully showed that matrimonial assets had been dissipated and should be added back into the equation for division. 

Family Law Act

Catrin has significant experience with matters under the Family Law Act, representing both applicants and respondents. She understands the need for pragmatic and sensitive advice, whilst also keeping in mind the broader litigation picture