Isabel is a Consultant Barrister at Unit Chambers, having been called to the bar in October 2021. Prior to this, she was a well-respected family law paralegal for a number of years.

Isabel prides herself on her ability to connect and build relationships with clients from the first instance and is skilled at putting clients at ease and guiding them through the Court process.

Isabel accepts instructions in all areas of children law and domestic abuse injunctions, to include:

• Care proceedings;

• Placement applications;

• Adoption proceedings;

• Section 8 orders (including child arrangements orders, prohibited steps orders, specific issue orders, relocations);

• Deprivation of liberty proceedings;

• Secure accommodation proceedings;

• Discharge of care proceedings;

• Fact finding hearings;

• SGO applications;

• Non-molestation orders;

• Occupation orders.

Isabel accepts instructions from all parties, including local authorities, parents, grandparents, intervenors and children and has a particular interest in Deprivation of Liberty cases.

The E Children, Re [2024] EWFC 250 (B) (25 April 2024): Isabel represented the father in this case in which findings of parental alienation were made against the mother.

Assisted as first six pupil on the case of – GC v AS (No.2) [2022] EWHC 310 (Fam): This was an application by the mother for the Court to exercise its parens patriae jurisdiction to order the return of her children from Libya to the UK.

2021 - Present | Barrister, Unit Chambers

2021 - 2022 | Pupillage

2020 - 2021 | Family Paralegal, Berkson Family Law

2018 - 2020 | Family Paralegal, BDH Solicitors

2017 - 2018 | Support Through Court

2022 | Completed Pupillage

2021 | Called to the Bar

2020 - 2021 | Bar Practice Course at University of Law, Manchester

2017 - 2018 | LLM in Qualifying Law at Liverpool John Moores University

2013 - 2016 | History and Politics BA at University of York

Member of Middle Temple

Member of the FLBA

Member of the Northern Circuit