Family/Children Law
London (Firms)
2 years ranked
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Olivia Piercy
UK 2026
Ranked in 3 practice areas
About
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Practice Areas
Olivia is a partner in the family department and a skilled family lawyer with vast experience handling complex matters, such as child abduction, protection, surrogacy, and fertility law. She is also highly knowledgeable in cases involving domestic and financial abuse and coercive control.
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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Family/Children Law - London (Firms)
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Olivia Piercy impresses with her expertise in complex children law matters, including disputes over child welfare and international relocation cases. She is also recognised as a thought leader when it comes to matters concerning domestic abuse.
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and Surrogacy - UK-wide
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Olivia Piercy regularly handles international disputes, including Hague Convention proceedings and cross-border child arrangements that involve concerns over child welfare.
DEI Champions - UK-wide
Spotlight
Individual Editorial
Olivia Piercy is a family lawyer who is known for her advocacy for domestic abuse victims. She has represented the victims of honour-based violence, female genital mutilation and forced marriage. She sat on the Foreign Office’s Forced Marriage Partnership Panel and ran a successful judicial review of the then government’s domestic violence evidence checklist for legal aid. She has also campaigned to change the law in respect of economic abuse.
Strengths
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I rate her highly, she has a huge amount of experience in domestic abuse work and takes a very nuanced approach to those cases.
Family/Children LawChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionOlivia is a really good lawyer. she is very clever and has a really thorough understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on families, she really gets it from a human perspective as well.
Family/Children LawChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionOlivia Piercy has vast experience, she's charming, personable and an exceptionally able practitioner, who is in high demand.
Family/Children LawChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionOlivia has vast experience. She's charming, personable and an exceptionally able practitioner.
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionShe is very inspiring as a person and as a lawyer. She is passionate about family law, earns trust from her clients and is highly respected by lawyers and judges alike.
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionOlivia Piercy is amazing to work with. She has fantastic subject matter knowledge, installs a sense of complete confidence, and is thoughtful and considered in her delivery.
Family/Children Law: International Abduction, Adoption and SurrogacyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
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UK-wide
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