Private Law Update 2024
Siân Smith and Catrin Howells conclude 42BR's private law webinar series by reviewing the latest news and key decisions in private law proceedings of 2024.
About the speakers
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Siân Smith Siân is an experienced and skilful advocate specialising in financial and children matters. She is joint head of the Financial Remedies team in chambers. Siân is regularly instructed in matters of complexity, providing focussed and clear advice at every stage. Siân is a member of the FLBA national committee (since 2016) and chairs the FLBA’s Advocacy Working Group which developed the Advocacy and the Vulnerable training for the Family Bar. Siân is one of a small number of qualified Facilitators who deliver this essential training nationally. She is therefore very well placed to cross-examine vulnerable witnesses, including children and is skilled in addressing the needs of vulnerable clients both in and out of court. |
Catrin Howells Catrin joined chambers in October 2022 following completion of her pupillage. She has a busy practice spanning private family law, employment and housing. Prior to pupillage, Catrin worked as a paralegal at two leading law firms, working in teams specialising in financial remedy, private children and international family law. Catrin read Law at the University of Oxford, and subsequently completed her BPTC LLM at the University of Law. |
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