Ami is a children law barrister specialising in both private law and public law jurisdictions. She represents parents, local authorities, wider family members, the child/children’s guardian.
Ami is highly experienced in challenging cases involving:
- serious allegations including of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, domestic abuse and coercive control and implacable hostility
- complex medical evidence and serious injuries to young children, and
- forced marriage.
She specialises in witness handling and fact-finding advocacy, particularly in cases involving vulnerable parties. She has completed the Advocacy & The Vulnerable (Family) training.
Ami is a qualified Public Access barrister.
If you would like more information about Ami’s practice, please contact her clerks or call +44 (0)20 7405 6114
Private law children cases
Ami advises and acts in all types of child law-related cases following the breakdown of parental relationships.
She represents parents, guardians and extended family members and on occasion the separately represented child in various matters such as:
- parental responsibility
- temporary and permanent removal from the jurisdiction
- prohibited steps and specific issue orders
- enforcement, and
- special guardianship.
Ami is highly experienced and effective in acting in complex and intractable disputes.
Public law children cases
Ami is instructed in public law care and adoption proceedings.
She is highly experienced in acting in care proceedings across a wide range of welfare issues.
She acts in cases which include allegations of sexual and physical abuse, non-accidental injury and issues of disclosure, confidentiality and consent to medical treatment.
She appears in matters concerning the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court including:
- deprivation of liberty
- death/killing of a parent.
Forced marriage protection orders
Ami is highly experienced in proceedings concerning Forced Marriage Protection Orders. She has considerable expertise in the complex disclosure issues that regularly arise in these applications.
- K and L (Children: Care Proceedings) Part 2 [2022] EWFC B10 – Ami acted for the father in the welfare hearing, following the fact-finding hearing in 2021, arguing and negotiating the terms of the final Forced Marriage Protection Orders.
- K and L (Children: Care Proceedings) [2021] EWFC B39 – Ami represented the father in public law and forced marriage protection proceedings concerning his teenage daughter and younger son. The case was covered by the BBC Enfield Council failed to prevent girl’s forced marriage
Applications under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996
Ami is instructed on a privately-funded basis to advise and act in proceedings concerning applications for non-molestation orders and occupation orders and in committal proceedings which may consequently arise.
Reported cases
- K and L (Children: Care Proceedings) Part 2 [2022] EWFC B10 – Ami acted for the father in the welfare hearing, following the fact-finding hearing in 2021, arguing and negotiating the terms of the final Forced Marriage Protection Orders.
- K and L (Children: Care Proceedings) [2021] EWFC B39 – Ami represented the father in public law and forced marriage protection proceedings concerning his teenage daughter and younger son. The case was covered by the BBC Enfield Council failed to prevent girl’s forced marriage
Education
- LLB (Hons) King’s College, London
- BVC, Inns of Court School of Law
Professional memberships
- ALC – Association of Lawyers for Children
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