Private Children Law – Sophie is frequently instructed in private children matters, often involving allegations of domestic abuse and parental alienation, and issues of substance misuse, mental health, and jurisdictional disputes. Sophie regularly acts for parents in multi-day fact-finding and final hearings, and is often kept on as counsel throughout proceedings.

Domestic Abuse (Family Law Act) – Sophie frequently accepts instructions for non-molestation and occupation order applications from without notice hearings through to contested final hearings.

Public Children Law – Sophie is building her experience in Public Law care proceedings and is keen to expand her practice.

Divorce & Financial Remedies - Sophie has experience in Financial Remedy proceedings including First Appointments, FDRs, and MPS and LSPO applications, and is keen to expand her practice.

Notable Cases

Re M [2024 – 2025] - represented the mother in a fact-finding hearing (during pupillage) involving significant allegations of domestic abuse, resulting in all 17 of the client’s live allegations being found, and concluding with final orders for indirect contact only and an indefinite non-molestation order against the father.

Re L & Ors [2025] – represented the father in a contested final hearing on the mother’s application to stop contact, successfully achieving increased, regular spends time arrangements including overnights, and an equal division of the school holidays including holidays abroad.

Re J [2025 - 2026] – represented the mother throughout proceedings on the application of a party without parental responsibility and with overlapping criminal proceedings, resulting in no final contact orders and a s91(14) order to filter future applications.

H v W & Ors [2025 - 2026] – represented the respondent/wife in concurrent Family Law Act and Financial Remedy proceedings, involving disputes relating to ownership and matrimonial versus non-matrimonial assets and liabilities. 4 out of 5 of the client’s allegations were found as proven, one partially proven, the applicant/husband’s 4 allegations dismissed as not proven, a final non-molestation order was granted for the client, as well as a final occupation order until final sale of the home.

Re Z & Ors [2026] – acted for the father in care proceedings involving concerns of parental substance misuse, mental health, domestic abuse and neglect.