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Congratulations to all eight of our pupils who have successfully entered their second six and are now accepting instructions in their own cases. From...
Lead Clerk, Family and Court of Protection
Family and Court of Protection Clerk
Family and Court of Protection Clerk
Hollie welcomes instructions in all areas of family law including public and private children and matrimonial finance proceedings, having successfully completed a specialist family law pupillage under the supervision of Andrew Lord.
Throughout her pupillage, Hollie gained a firm grounding in all stages of proceedings including first hearings or appointments, contested applications, multi-day findings of fact and final hearings. She has been immersed in proceedings from all parties’ perspectives: local authorities, parents, children and intervenors. She is proficient in drafting all types of court documents, including case summaries, openings, skeleton arguments, submissions and orders.
Hollie is personable and has a down-to-earth but pragmatic manner, allowing her to build a natural rapport with clients and negotiate effectively with other parties. She has a practical and issue-focussed approach to cases, allowing her to quickly get up to speed and identify the issues at the heart of a matter.
Prior to pupillage, Hollie worked as an advocate appearing in the Employment Tribunal. In that role she gained experience in settlement negotiations between Claimants and Respondents including at Early Conciliation. She also conducted Alternative Dispute Resolution and Judicial Mediation, Final and Remedy hearings.
Hollie also previously volunteered for a charity as an independent advocate for vulnerable adults.
Hollie has recently been instructed in a variety of matters including:
Hollie is frequently instructed to advise in conference and writing on behalf of both applicants and respondents at all stages of matrimonial finance proceedings.
Hollie has most recently dealt with proceedings involving;
Hollie, whilst compassionate, is commercially minded and has successfully negotiated final orders at FDR, bringing proceedings to an early conclusion.