BA Hons Philosophy & Modern Languages (Oxon)

Diploma in Law (University of Westminster)

BVC

She is happy to accept instructions in all children cases (public and private), divorce and nullity, domestic violence and education matters.

French (fluent)

Spanish (intermediate)

She participates in training pupil barristers for the Middle Temple and is an accredited pupil supervisor.

Jacqui is the General Editor of the Family Law Week Blog: http://flwblog.lawweek.co.uk/. 

Her training experience includes presenting lectures for the BPP, the Legal Practitioner, CPD4Lawyers & Family Law Week. 

She presented seminars on family law topics including representing parents in care proceedings, cross-examination  for social workers, advocacy in public law proceedings, contact, case management, s38 (6) assessments & international relocation. 

Civil Advocacy : A Practical Guide (co-author, Cavendish, 2nd edition 2001);

Contributor to School Management Handbook (Kogan Page 1998);

Teaching and the Law (Kogan Page 1999);

Co-author with Andrew Thompson of Admissions Chapter of Butterworths Law of Education Manual (2000 and updated annually).

I'm Leaving On a Jet Plane, Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again: Can I Take the Children With Me?  An article about relocation / removal from the jurisdiction published online by  Family Law Week in 2007 at
http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/library.asp?i=3034


The Interim Removal of the Children from their Parents: EPOs, ICOs & the PLO published online by Family Law Week in 2007 at http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/library.asp?i=3153

Jacqui contributes case summaries on occasions to David Swarbrick's site - see http://www.swarb.co.uk/lawb/famLinks.shtml 

and has her own blog Bloody Relations at http://www.bloodyrelations.blogspot.com

Reported cases include:

Re C&B (Care Order: Future Harm) [2001] 1 FLR 611, Re C (Care or Supervision Order) [2001] 2FLR 466, A Local Authority v S, W & T [2004] 2FLR 129   (also reported at http://www.familieslink.co.uk/pages/law_proof_in_court.htm) & A Council v B & Others [2007] EWHC 2395
(http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/library.asp?i=3327 & http://www.familylawweek.co.uk/library.asp?i=3337) .

Jacqui regularly cycles with Biking for Kids in Care to raise money for a Bulgarian orphanage & the Who Cares Trust.  She also takes part in charity runs to raise money for Mind & Voice including the Great South Run & the British 10k.