Hazel specialises in public and private law children matters, with a focus on public children law proceedings. In public law proceedings Hazel takes instructions from local authorities, parents, grandparents, official solicitors and guardians covering the whole range of hearings from EPOs, contested ICOs, CMH, IRH, contested designation, to final hearings and fact find. She regularly appears in the High Court dealing with DOLs, secure accommodation orders and non-disclosure applications. Alongside advocacy, Hazel also runs a busy paper-based practice and is regularly instructed to draft threshold documents, Scott schedules, skeleton arguments, and written opinions.

Local authorities can rely on Hazel’s immense experience from her in-house positions. On the other hand, parents, relatives, and guardians will benefit from Hazel’s ‘inside’ knowledge of local authorities. She can work with vulnerable clients and witnesses in a sensitive manner and has undertaken the vulnerable witness advocacy training.