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Katie Phillips KC

Katie Phillips KC

UK Bar 2026

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Practice Areas

Katie is a family law specialist, practising across all areas of children and the full range of injunctive work.

Katie represents Local Authorities, parents, children and interested parties in her public law children work. In private law cases she acts for both applicants and respondents. Katie often appears on behalf of children, including separately represented children and other vulnerable parties, including parents with mental health or learning disabilities.

Katie regularly appears in complex matters involving suspected non-accidental injury, sexual abuse allegations, neglect and domestic abuse. Katie regularly advises and acts in fact finding hearings requiring forensic analysis of medical and expert evidence.

She specialises in cases involving an international dimension and the movement of children between jurisdictions including in a public law context, abduction and leave to remove and has been instructed in radicalisation cases for both Local Authorities and parents.

Katie is instructed in the Family Court, the High Court and in the Court of Appeal.

Professional Memberships

Family Law Bar Association

Association of Lawyers for Children

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Family: Children - London (Bar)

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Katie Phillips exhibits expertise in family cases concerning vulnerable children in complex care proceedings. Her experience encompasses a range of issues from child death and sexual assault to international adoption. She acts for all parties and specialises in non-accidental injury matters.

Strengths

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  • Outstanding in terms of her preparation and advocacy, she is a go-to advocate for complex and sophisticated matters, who always ensures the client receives trusted representation.

    Family: ChildrenUK Bar
  • Katie is an excellent advocate who is nimbly able to navigate difficulties as they arise in court.

    Family: ChildrenUK Bar

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