Tara has joined 3DJB as a probationary tenant and enjoys a busy practice in all areas of family law, in particular, welcoming instructions in private children work, financial remedies, and applications under the Family Law Act 1996.
Tara represents clients at all stages of proceedings in contested applications under Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996 for non-molestation and occupation orders as well as applications for a transfer of tenancy.
In private children matters, Tara appears regularly where there are serious allegations of domestic abuse, parental alienation, substance misuse, intractable contact disputes, and where a guardian has been appointed for the children. She has appeared at all stages of proceedings and has particular experience representing parents and children with additional and complex needs, including autism and ADHD as well as those who need the assistance of an interpreter.
In addition, Tara has a growing practice in financial remedy proceedings, having represented clients in applications for maintenance pending suit as well as at First Appointment and FDR stage, particularly where clients are vulnerable due to allegations of controlling and coercive behaviour.
Tara also represents both claimants and defendants in matters involving personal injury and landlord and tenant as well as a range of general applications such as setting aside default judgment.
Other experience/qualifications
Tara graduated from the University of Exeter in 2020 having obtained a Bachelor of Laws with Honours in Law. Tara went on to receive an Outstanding in the Barrister Training Course before obtaining the role as a paralegal in a family law firm in London where she managed a consistently busy caseload autonomously, with a focus on complex private children matters. To broaden her advocacy experience, Tara became a County Court Advocate, presenting oral submissions in court on a range of civil law matters.
Prior to pupillage, Tara was OurFamilyWizard’s Legal Associate for nearly 2 years where she educated family law professionals including Judges, Barristers, Solicitors, Mediators, and Social Workers on the problems of current communication apps particularly for high conflict families and how OurFamilyWizard’s co-parent platform assists parents with their communication, presenting regularly at family law conferences and seminars across the country.
Testimonials
Dedicated, diligent, detail-oriented, and articulate are a few words I would use to describe Tara’s work – Tara has been nothing short of excellent in progressing my client’s case to finality, achieving orders in my clients favour and thinking 10 steps ahead. Very impressive result and very grateful to have instructed her. I look forward to instructing Tara again in the near future - Solicitor
I am absolutely delighted with the outcome of a recent complex injunction case which had parallel possession proceedings where I instructed Tara. Both Tara’s written work and advocacy are outstanding! I look forward to working with Tara again in the future. My client also passes thanks to Tara who commented that she was ‘brilliant’ and ‘talked through everything, felt very supported and couldn’t have asked for a better counsel to represent her’ – Solicitor