Joan Connell
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Joan Connell
Practice Areas
Joan practices in public law children cases and has a wealth of experience representing local authorities, parents, grandparents, and Guardians.
It is this breadth of representation that enables Joan to see the case from different perspectives and pass on her depth of experience to her client. Joan brings calm and compassion to her cases and is regularly chosen to represent teenagers who are separately represented. Joan has experience of serious non-accidental injury, sexual abuse, factitious or induced illness and alienation cases.
Joan has considerable experience of international private and public law cases when acting for local authorities, parents, and children. Since Brexit Joan has been involved in the transfer of public law cases to other jurisdictions under the 1996 Hague Convention including Albania and Romania. Joan also has considerable experience of cases involving the assessment of relatives abroad.
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Joan Connell is an impressive children law practitioner who is able to handle both public and private law cases. Connell acts for parents, children and local authorities in an array of matters including care proceedings, parental alienation, non-accidental injury and fabricated illness and placement disputes. She has appeared in the Court of Appeal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Joan's case preparation is meticulous and she has a real eye for detail. She is a pleasure to work with and has excellent client care skills."
"There are not enough words to describe Joan's excellent work. She goes above and beyond for both solicitor and client."
"Joan has an excellent ability to work with highly challenging clients and understand the most complex of cases."
"Joan's case preparation is meticulous and she has a real eye for detail. She is a pleasure to work with and has excellent client care skills."
"There are not enough words to describe Joan's excellent work. She goes above and beyond for both solicitor and client."
"Joan has an excellent ability to work with highly challenging clients and understand the most complex of cases."
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