Welcome Kerri O’Neill
We are delighted to welcome Kerri O’Neill to Chambers. An experienced family law expert barrister, Kerri was called to the Bar in 2011, and...
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Kerri specialises in matrimonial finances and private children. Kerri has a reputation for attention to detail, law and procedure.
Kerri is known for her ability to connect with clients outside of court and robust cross examination in court.
Family finance
Kerri specialises in matrimonial finance matters and has conducted FDAs, FDRs and final hearings. Kerri has undertaken cases with:
- Large debts
- Pensions (including multiple pensions and complex pension reports)
- Investment property portfolios in UK and Europe
- Trading companies
- Disability based needs
- Third party disclosure applications based on non-engagement in proceedings
- Enforcement of financial orders
- Non-engagement of other side
- Litigants in person
- Third party disclosure orders
Kerri comes from an agricultural community and has an understanding of family, land and asset dynamics in such communities. Kerri has a developing interest in farming cases.
Children (Private Law)
Kerri undertakes work with:
- Parental alienation
- Parent/child psychological assessments
- Interim/international relocation
- Difficult or complex dynamics
- S.8 orders
- Finding of fact hearings
- Contested final hearings
- Litigants in person
- Drafting schedules of allegations
- Enforcement
- Committal
Kerri undertakes complex children matters. She is confident in her management of running a case start to finish. In evidence she is focused, effective and agile. Kerri’s application of the law is precise and on point. Clients feel reassured and in good hands when represented by Kerri.
Kerri has a strong reputation in the Merseyside area for her complex children work. She is known for her dedication to clients, focus on detail and pursuit of the best outcome.
Cases
- The Local Authority v F & Anor [2023] EWFC 142 (02 June 2023). Read the judgment here (death of an infant sibling).
- Lancashire County Council v M & Ors [2022] EWHC 2900 (Fam) (27 October 2022). Read the full judgment here (part 2: outcome in a case concerning a child with lifelong complex disability and medical needs resolved by way of a package of care at home and child cared for by parents).
- W (A Child). Re [2021] EWHC 2844 (Fam) (25 October 2021) (part 1; comments on the assistance of experts in a case concerning a child with lifelong complex disability and medical needs.
- Re F and G [2021] EWCA Civ622 (The Court of Appeal confirmed that a special guardianship order can co-exist with a care order and remitted for re-hearing the question of whether or not the SGO in this case should be discharged).
- A Local Authority v M (2019); allegations against a mother of causing non accidental injuries caused to 7-week old baby. No findings made against the mother and child rehabilitated to mother’s care.
- A (a child: Article 8 rights of a father who murdered the mother) [2018] EWHC 3795 (Fam) (13 December 2018). Represented the local authority. Read the full judgment here.
Family arbitration
Kerri qualified as a children specialist Arbitrator in 2024.
Kerri brings with her over 12 years of experience in complex children litigation. Kerri is a pragmatic and solutions-based lawyer who strives to achieve the best outcome for a family.
Kerri is available to be instructed to act as an arbitrator in private children matters. Kerri also represents parents participating in private children arbitration.
You can find Kerri’s profile on the IFLA website.
