Fleur Kennedy

Called 2005 (Lincoln's Inn)

MA (Cantab)
PgDL and BVC Nottingham Law School
Lord Haldane Scholarship
Hardwicke Scholarship
Megarry Scholarship

Main Areas of Practice

Children and Family Law

Professional Memberships

FLBA
ALC

Profile

Fleur specialises in family law and has a broad and busy practice in the FPC, County Court and High Court.

Children and Family

Fleur's practice includes the following areas:

Public Law Children: Fleur regularly advises and represents Local Authorities, parents and children at all stages of hearing, including finding of fact and final hearings. Her experience includes cases involving neglect, non-accidental injuries and sexual abuse allegations and she has sensitively represented parents with addictions, mental health problems and learning disabilities.

Private Law: Fleur has a broad range of experience in this area is regularly instructed in all applications including those with a foreign element and in particular in cases where there are allegations of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

Domestic Violence: Fleur regularly represents alleged victims and perpetrators in injunctions and committals and in many cases where there is an overlap with issues relating to children or property.
 
Ancillary Relief: Fleur has a range of experience in ancillary relief and TLATA, including analysis of business assets.

Seminars

Fleur was co- speaker at a highly successful Field Court Chambers' course delivered to a mix of over 80 of London Borough of Croydon’s social workers, legal team and senior members of the Metropolitan Police Child Abuse Investigative Team (CAIT).The course was entitled  ‘Duties and Responsibilities under recent public law revisions’.

Past Chambers seminars that Fleur participated in included: ‘In the limelight and walking a tightrope: Local Authorities' responsibilities towards children in the post-Baby P Era'.

Additional Professional Information

Prior to joining Field Court, Fleur developed a busy practice at Deans Court Chambers in Manchester.  

If you would like any further information regarding Fleur Kennedy's practice, please contact her clerks or call +44 (0)20 7405 6114.