Katherine Dunseath
Highlights
Katherine has appeared in all levels of court in the UK and has been ranked in the legal directories since 2017.
Katherine was a Judicial Assistant, Court of Appeal (March – July 2008)
Blue Book Stagiaire, European Commission (October 2007- February 2008)
Accepts instructions on the following basis
Fixed Fee
Katherine Dunseath
Family Law Specialist
Add to My TeamKatherine specialises in finances arising out of divorce and private children law matters. She has a wide financial practice, which covers cases under the Matrimonial Causes Act, Schedule 1 of the Children Act, TOLATA and those under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act.
Her private children practice encompasses all areas with a particular expertise in cases involving leave to remove either internally or internationally and child abduction.
She regularly represents high-net-worth clients on cases involving complex business structures, offshore trusts and shares, and was Junior Counsel in the Supreme Court case of Mills v Mils [2018] a All ER 612 [2018] UKSC 38
Katherine regularly represents clients on Child Maintenance appeals in the First Tier Tribunal.
She specialises in private children law matters with particular expertise in cases involving jurisdictional issues such as leave to remove from the jurisdiction and child abduction at both first instance and on appeal. Other complex cases of note in the High Court include representing a mother applying for a declaration that the child undergo an operation in order to correct a deformed face and representing a party opposing a medical procedure being proposed on religious grounds.
Add to My TeamAwards
Stage Scholar, Gray's Inn
Prince of Wales Scholar, Gray's Inn
Shortlisted for Junior Barrister of the Year at the Family Law Awards (2017)
Shortlisted for Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year at the Bar Pro Bono Awards (2019)
Accreditations
BSc (Hons) Geography, First Class (2004)
GDL (2005)
LLM (2006)
BVC (2007)
Family Law Bar Association
Association of Lawyers for Children
Child Abduction Lawyers Association (CALA)
Free Representation Unit
Rankings
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