Profile description
Within private law children proceedings Ella advises and acts in child arrangement order disputes. She is regularly instructed to represent parents involved in complex private law proceedings dealing with issues such as domestic violence, substance misuse, sexual abuse, emotional/psychological harm and risk of abduction. Ella has been instructed on numerous cases where Parental Alienation is a factor in proceedings.
Ella's caseload typically includes proceedings where social services involvement is a significant factor. She is frequently instructed to represent clients in relation to fact-finding hearings where these issues are a factor in proceedings. She offers extensive experience of applications to remove children from the jurisdiction and disputes concerning jurisdiction and forum.
As an ancillary aspect of her core family practice, Ella frequently accepts instructions to advise and represent clients in relation to injunctive remedies in the family courts; contested non-molestation and occupation order applications, often arising out of ongoing child arrangements proceedings.
Ella has a particular interest in divorce and financial relief proceedings. She is instructed from the preliminary stages (conferences with clients prior to proceedings being issued, First Directions Appointments) through to and including final hearings. Ella often represents parties in both their private law and financial remedy proceedings, providing them with continuity of counsel. Ella is a skilful negotiator and, wherever possible, uses her best endeavours to achieve successful resolution in order to protect clients from what could otherwise be costly and protracted proceedings.
As part of her wider practice, Ella also has extensive experience of advising and representing clients in relation to Trusts of Land (TOLATA) matters in the County Court.
Ella has appeared on television and radio in order to contribute to discussions about family law legislation. Appearances include the BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4 and BBC News SouthEast. In her spare time Ella can be found running through Richmond Park with her dogs, baking and attempting to improve her foreign language skills - Hebrew, French, Spanish, and Urdu (the latest addition!).
