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 a private law case update.

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
• Non-accidental injury
• 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

Recent cases 

Re S [2024] – represented a mother at an urgent hearing following unilateral internal relocation with the child. 

Re A [2024] – represented a mother seeking internal relocation with the child where shared care was already the status quo. 

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
• Schedule 1

Recent cases

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. 

S v S [2023] – represented a wife at a one-day final hearing. Successfully argued that, following complete non-disclosure from the husband, adverse inferences should be drawn as to the ability to meet any award.