Rebecca Hodgkin

Summary

Rebecca is a highly experienced barrister specialising in Family Law. Rebecca qualified in 1991. She is often described by her professional and lay clients in their feedback as a strong advocate yet approachable, calm, persuasive and confidence inspiring.

Specialist areas of law include

Family & Children

Profile description

Rebecca is dedicated to fearlessly achieving the best result for her clients and as such retains a very loyal and ever-growing client base. Rebecca understands the great stress that can be caused by the process itself and does her best to guide her clients through with her calm and reassuring approach.

Family law

Rebecca has a busy and long-standing family law practice, focused on contested Child Arrangements proceedings. She is routinely instructed on complex and protracted disputes and offers accomplished and robust advocacy in court. She is excellent for fact-finds and contested final hearings.

Her family work includes representation at multi-day fact finding hearings including those featuring allegations of serious domestic abuse and sexual abuse, Special Guardianship Orders, Non-Molestation and Occupation Orders:

Child Arrangement Orders
Prohibited Steps Orders
Specific Issue Orders
Applications to relocate
Enforcement Applications
Local Authority involvement
Fact-findings (involving allegations of domestic violence, sexual abuse and substance abuse)
Parental Responsibility
Parental Alienation

Rebecca accepts instructions to advise and represent parents and grandparents alike. In addition to these areas, Rebecca has huge experience of advising and representing clients in relation to injunctive proceedings such as applications for non-molestation orders and occupation orders.

She can be relied upon to offer pragmatic advice to clients and to fight very hard for them in court.

Testimonials

"Thank you so much for contacting me so quickly. This is a great result and I am very grateful to you for your hard work and efforts." - Martin Armitage, Solicitor, Minster Law

"We would like to pass our thanks to Clerksroom for the introduction to Barrister Rebecca Hodgkin. What was expected to be a straight forward case felt increasingly complex and became somewhat nerve wracking. We were fully supported throughout the process by Rebecca in her calm yet focussed and totally professional manner. Considering we met only on the Monday to start a three day Tribunal on the Wednesday, to then win the case on the Friday – speaks volumes about Rebecca’s ability. We will be recommending Clerksroom at any opportunity." - Tui & Steve Shirley - Public access clients, employment matter.

"I have to say that I continue to be impressed with the Clerksroom service and I am extremely pleased that Rebecca [Hodgkin] is so attentive, thorough and a pleasure to deal with." - Jim Cozens, in Public Access Employment Appeal Intermediary at Cheshire Legal Services

"Brilliant result - thank you Rebecca". - Rachel PoveyFletchers Solicitors

Testimonials

Ms O'Brien

“I am very pleased with the service I received from Clerksroom Direct. Sam Morgan was very helpful from the out and always responded quickly and effectively. He matched the perfect barrister, Rebecca H...” “I am very pleased with the service I received from Clerksroom Direct. Sam Morgan was very helpful from the out and always responded quickly and effectively. He matched the perfect barrister, Rebecca Hodgkin to my case. Rebecca was excellent and got to grips immediately with the large volume of paperwork and cut through all the issues quickly and effectively. In Court she put my case across clearly and persuasively such that the Judge agreed the vast majority of our submissions. Overall I am delighted with the outcome and would use them both again. Thanks Clerksroom Direct!” Read more Read less

Miss O'Neill

“Rory has always been very prompt in his responses to all of my emails during my family court hearing. He was able to provide details about Rebecca Hodgkin last minute when I made the decision that I n...” “Rory has always been very prompt in his responses to all of my emails during my family court hearing. He was able to provide details about Rebecca Hodgkin last minute when I made the decision that I needed the support of a barrister for the final hearing. Rebecca was able to catch up with what was a complex case and she made me feel less anxious about the possible outcome which proved to be successful. I can now now move on with my children and finally put the whole nightmare behind me. I hope to never have to require a barrister again but if I do, I know who I will be contacting.” Read more Read less

Jay (Direct Access Client)

“Amazing Family legal support. I want to begin by, why we chose Clerksroom Direct. We had done our research and certainly found an awful lot of positive feedback. I must be honest, I had my reservation...” “Amazing Family legal support. I want to begin by, why we chose Clerksroom Direct. We had done our research and certainly found an awful lot of positive feedback. I must be honest, I had my reservations and thought, that can’t be all true surely. But having worked with Sam and the team, I can confirm everything that we found out about you, is absolutely true and exceeded our expectations in representing us for my son. Let me be clear, this is not a process we are competent in and we needed a lot of direction and support. Sam, Rebecca and the team did more than that. The team were very quick to respond to emails, assist with our telephone enquiries, provide reassurance at each part of the process. This was a very difficult and stressful time for us and I don’t know what we could have done without Clerksroom direct team. We had chosen Rebecca Hodgkin to represent us during the family court matter from Clerksroom. Rebecca was excellent, I did tell her that she was rocket fuel, and I meant that in a positive way. She was amazing. Rebecca, clearly understood our needs, believed in us, provided clear guidance throughout the process and made sure that my sons best interests were clearly communicated and understood by the legal system. Rebecca is extremely professional, sharp and amazing at how she conducts herself. There is a lot more I could say, but it still doesn’t do Rebecca justice. I feel it’s important to communicate this positive experience to the organisation as you have one hell of a team that puts their client’s needs first. Please pass on our thanks to all the team that assist us. Keep up the great work, you and the team are doing. Take care all and thank you so much.” Read more Read less

Lucie Comert

“Firstly I made the enquiry online stating my hearing was within days and Sam rang me within 10 minutes, he was so warm and friendly that I explained what was going on. He found me a wonderful barriste...” “Firstly I made the enquiry online stating my hearing was within days and Sam rang me within 10 minutes, he was so warm and friendly that I explained what was going on. He found me a wonderful barrister who took on my case and worked throughout the weekend getting prepared for the Monday. Rebecca Hodgkin was the barrister and can’t recommend enough. If you need a someone In your corner in a complex case (family, child, domestic violence) please ask for Rebecca. These things are so hard going but you really do need someone who knows what they are doing. Thank you Sam & Rebecca” Read more Read less

Robert (Direct Access Client)

“I approached Nastassi with a complex situation that I believed no one would be able to understand. However, after speaking with her for just five minutes, she was able to grasp the complexity of the s...” “I approached Nastassi with a complex situation that I believed no one would be able to understand. However, after speaking with her for just five minutes, she was able to grasp the complexity of the situation and provided me with compassion and understanding. I felt instantly supported and heard. Nastassi gave me the opportunity to express myself and provided a listening ear, allowing me to get everything off my chest before moving forward. She not only recommended a barrister who she believed could help, but also presented me with other options. When my hearing date changed, a refund was provided without question. When a new date was confirmed, Nastassi promptly rebooked the original barrister. Throughout the process, Nastassi was always available if I needed her, responding to emails and phone calls promptly. Her consistent compassion and kind nature made the entire process less daunting for me. I am forever grateful.” Read more Read less

Madhura Shiralkar

“A trustworthy, dependable and professional approach. We at Lexus Legal & Consultancy Service Ltd. have been availing services from Clerksroom Direct for over a period of almost 10 months now and can g...” “A trustworthy, dependable and professional approach. We at Lexus Legal & Consultancy Service Ltd. have been availing services from Clerksroom Direct for over a period of almost 10 months now and can gladly say that we are extremely satisfied with their services. Rory Nunn has been very prompt, efficient and professional in his responses. We appreciate the efforts of Stassi Jennings as well. The Barristers that they help connect with are thorough professionals and client friendly. Rory has been instrumental in the business relation development with our firm. We would definitely like to continue business with Clerksroom Direct. We wish them all the very best and look forward to a fruitful relation in the coming years.” Read more Read less

Mr D Evans

“First class service from Jake and Rory. I have used Clerksroom Direct for approximately 2 years. I have found them to be at all times responsive, courteous and efficient. I would highly recommend usin...” “First class service from Jake and Rory. I have used Clerksroom Direct for approximately 2 years. I have found them to be at all times responsive, courteous and efficient. I would highly recommend using this facility and services should the need arise.” Read more Read less

Janet Watkin

“Fast, agile, adaptable. Need Counsel? Rory Rocks! He responds to requests with lightening speed. In no time at all a top-notch barrister is reviewing your papers and counsel is onboarded in record tim...” “Fast, agile, adaptable. Need Counsel? Rory Rocks! He responds to requests with lightening speed. In no time at all a top-notch barrister is reviewing your papers and counsel is onboarded in record time to assess the merits of your case and help you move forward in the right direction. Agile and adaptable, Rory adjusts to changing circumstances with ease and elegance.” Read more Read less

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