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Band 3

Family: Children

London (Bar)

3 Years Ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Jemimah is an enthusiastic and capable barrister who practices in all areas of family law including public and private law children, financial relief and TOLATA. Jemimah also undertakes work in the Court of Protection. Jemimah appears for local authorities, parents, children’s guardians and 'P' and has appeared in cases that have included NAIs, international abduction, committals, sexual abuse, forced marriage, FGM and issues of transparency.

Jemimah has a particular interest in the 'cross over cases' for young people between the family courts and the Court of Protection and appears regularly in the DOLs court as well as having provided training on these types of cases.

Some reported cases:

Re HMP [2025] EWCA Civ 824

Re W (Appeal: Fact Finding) [2024] EWCA Civ 1590

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham [2023] EWHC 1879 (Fam)

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham [2023] EWHC 777 (Fam)

Re EOA [2021] EWCOP 20

London Borough of Y and M, FA, FB etc (Hodges) - [2025] EWFC 232 (B)

RBG v A mother & Othrs [2024] EWFC 401 (B)

Career

Bar Vocational Course at City Law School (2009)

Major Exhibition Award, Inner Temple

Sir Joseph Priestly Internship Award, Inner Temple

LLB (Hons) 2:1, Durham University (2008)

Worked as a High Court Judge's Clerk in the Family Division

Professional Memberships

Family Law Bar Association

Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

Publications

'Exploring autism and indoctrination: Practical steps to take in the Court of Protection'

‘The Effective Participation of ‘P’ in COP Proceedings’;

‘When should the Judge and the Child Meet?’

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Family: Children - London (Bar)

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Band 3
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A former High Court judge’s clerk to two judges in the Family Division, Jemimah Hendrick is a practitioner who handles public and private law children proceedings. She appears for local authorities, parents and children's guardians.

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