AXA v BYB (QLR: Financial Remedies)
Naomh Gallagher successfully represented an applicant as a Qualified Legal Representative in a complex financial remedies case involving undisclosed proceeds of sale from an...
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Naomh completed pupillage in 2020 at a Midlands set and joined Chambers in 2023. Naomh is a family barrister and her practice encompasses all aspects of family finance. She is developing a specialist finance practice, including Schedule 1 cases.
Naomh read Law at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. She received the NTU Dean’s Professional Courses Scholarship for Academic Excellence.
Prior to the Bar, Naomh was employed as an in-house advocate at Browne Jacobson LLP. Naomh has a particular interest in efficient case management as a former fee earner, and can advise on overall strategy and litigation management. She enjoys ‘case ownership’ and early involvement in the shape of a case.
Naomh is a capable public speaker and has delivered lectures to large-scale CPD conferences including to Liverpool Law Society and Lancashire & Cumbria Resolution. She is available for in-house seminars catered to your organisation.
Naomh believes in fostering connections and promoting the accessibility of a career at the Bar. She has judged the Young Citizens Bar Mock Trial Competition and delivered advocacy training to Bar school students.
Family finance
Naomh has acted in a range of Matrimonial Causes cases including those involving interveners and non-biological children. She routinely acts in cases involving non-disclosure and can advise on appropriate strategies to protect her client’s interests.
Naomh has appeared in various satellite proceedings such as committal applications and section 37 freezing applications. She has acted in applications to vary or discharge final orders including regarding the conduct of sale of the family home.
Naomh has completed the FLBA’s Advocacy and the Vulnerable course and has extensive experience in cases involving vulnerable witnesses and domestic abuse. Naomh is available to consult on the appropriateness of running a conduct case.
Naomh has worked with clients with a range of access needs, including individuals on the autism spectrum and individuals receiving palliative care. She has also worked with clients requiring special measures and has experience managing high conflict personalities. Naomh is comfortable to work on challenging and sensitive cases involving capacity issues.
Naomh has acted cases with lower asset bases, and is comfortable in advising on the impact of financial proceedings on State benefits.
Naomh routinely receives instructions in relation to Family Law Act proceedings, and is able to advise on how this may impact financial proceedings.
Recent cases
AXA v BYB (QLR: Financial Remedies) [2023] EWFC 251
Successfully represented applicant in complex case involving undisclosed international property with findings of dishonesty made against respondent.
CMS
Naomh is developing a practice on behalf of appellants and respondents to appeals to the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal in relation to CSA/CMS assessments.
Children (Private Law)
Naomh has experience in a wide range of private law proceedings acting for both parents and extended family members, including grandparents seeking Special Guardianship Orders. She has also acted for 16.4 Guardians and is available to advise on when such appointments are appropriate.
Naomh is knowledgeable on s.91(14) applications and representing individuals who require leave to bring an application under the Children Act. Naomh has a particular interest in parental alienation and intractable contact disputes. She has acted in multiple cases involving improper retention of a child after contact and can advise on swift remedies.
Naomh has an interest in enforcement action and can advise on when this is appropriate and other forms of dispute resolution.
Naomh routinely acts in multiple day fact-finding hearings for clients both making and defending allegations of domestic abuse and controlling and coercive behaviour. She is committed to her clients, providing a high level of care which is both compassionate and realistic.
Naomh welcomes instructions in international child abduction matters, including to and from non-Hague convention countries.
Awards
- Northern Ireland Medico-Legal Society Award 2014/2015
- Paul Tweed Media Prize
- Lord Lowry Prize
- Sweet & Maxwell Bursary Prize
Education
- Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Training
Publications
‘Disability as a section 25 factor’, Family Law journal, January 2025. Available to read here (paywall).
