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4
Family: Children
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Provided by Philippa Jenkins

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Philippa practices in all areas of children work including public law and private law proceedings. Philippa represents children, local authorities, parents and third parties. Philippa's work includes representation of vulnerable clients, cases of serious non-accidental injury, rule 16.4 cases, adoption, inherent jurisdiction matters and care proceedings with elements of complexity.

Career

Philippa was educated at Kings College London and obtained a 2:1 Honours degree. She went on to obtain an LLM from Kings College London. Philippa completed the BVC at BPP. Philippa successfully completed her pupillage at New Court Chambers in 2010 and has gone on to build a successful practice within these chambers.

Professional Memberships

Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.

FLBA.

Publications

Reported Cases

Surrey County Council v AB & Ors [2014] EWHC 115 (fam)

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Family: Children - London (Bar)
4
Band 4

Philippa Jenkins
Philippa Jenkins is an expert in public law children work who routinely appears on behalf of local authorities, guardians and children in the Family Court at all levels. She often acts on behalf of vulnerable clients in non-accidental injury cases among other sensitive matters. Jenkins also appears in private children proceedings.

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