Georgia joined Chambers in October 2023 following the successful completion of Pupillage.
Before life at the Bar, Georgia worked for nine years in the women’s voluntary sector. Prior to commencing Pupillage, she was a Team Leader for the National Domestic Abuse Helpline.
Georgia has supported clients within complex needs refuges, provided community outreach and assisted solicitors at Greenwich Migrant Hub in supporting survivors with nil recourse to public funds.
Additionally, Georgia specialised in LGBTQI+ domestic abuse and delivered presentations to the Police and other professional bodies to increase competency and responses to domestic abuse within the LGBTQI+ community.
While pursuing her legal qualifications, Georgia directed the School Exclusion Project, which provides pro bono representation to the parents of children permanently excluded from school.
Georgia enjoys a busy practice in Chambers and has represented clients in cases involving:
- Care Proceedings
- Private Children applications
- Occupation Orders
- Tenancy transfers
- Domestic abuse injunctions
- Specific Issue Orders
- Prohibited Steps Orders
- Final hearings
- Fact-finding hearings.
- International relocation
- International child abduction
- Financial Remedies
- Declarations of Parentage
- Section 91(14) Orders
- Appeals
Georgia welcomes instructions to advise and represent clients in all areas of Chambers’ work, including financial remedies, Children Act 1989 applications, and Family Law Act 1996 applications.
Georgia enjoys writing and contributes as a guest for the legal charity The Transparency Project.
Degree/University
BPTC (City University London)
Graduate Diploma in Law (City University London)
M.A Gender and Cultural Theory (Goldsmiths University London)
B.A Hons Sociology (University of Kent)
Scholarships/Awards/Prizes
Honourable Society of Middle Temple, Helena Normanton QC Scholarship 2019 (major award)
Memberships
FLBA
Honourable Society of Middle Temple
Areas of Practice
Domestic Violence
Public Children Law
Private Children Law