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Provided by Catherine Jenkins
Catherine is a specialist in child care law, with a particular emphasis on public law children proceedings - care and adoption.
She advises and represents local authorities, parents and children through their children’s guardian, or older children directly.
Catherine often is instructed in highly complex care proceedings involving serious allegations of sexual abuse, inflicted injury, complex forensic medical evidence, or the death of a child or parent.
She is also frequently instructed in deprivation of liberty proceedings on behalf of children and forced marriage cases and care proceedings with an international element.
Notable recent cases:
LA v M & Ors [2025] EWHC 630 Fam
A Local authority v A mother and ors [2025] EWFC193
BA (Joint Hons) Keele University, called to the Bar in 1990 (Middle Temple).
At 1GC Family Law since pupillage.
Member of the FLBA.
Association of Lawyers for Children.
Contributed to EC Legal Systems an Introductory Guide (Family law England and Wales) Butterworths.
Provided by Chambers
Catherine Jenkins handles a range of children law matters, with a particular focus on care proceedings. She regularly represents children, parents and local authorities in cases involving abuse and non-accidental injury. She also offers expertise in disputes involving addiction and matters concerning medical issues.
Provided by Chambers
Catherine is fantastic with clients, ensuring that they fully understand what is happening in their case but reassuring them at the same time, which is so important in difficult proceedings.
Catherine is an excellent barrister; superb in court and kind, calm and reassuring with clients.
Catherine is fantastic with clients, ensuring that they fully understand what is happening in their case but reassuring them at the same time, which is so important in difficult proceedings.
Catherine is an excellent barrister; superb in court and kind, calm and reassuring with clients.