Andrea Watts
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Family: Children
Band 4
About
Provided by Andrea Watts
Practice Areas
Andrea is an experienced practitioner specialising in children matters. Her practice is split between public and private law matters.
In public law she is regularly instructed in complex care proceedings, adoption cases and matters involving the deprivation of children’s liberty. She acts for parents, children, extended family members and local authorities and frequently works with clients with additional needs.
Andrea has considerable expertise in dealing with high stakes private law issues such as international relocation, child abduction and cases involving serious allegations of harm. She has worked with high profile clients and extremely vulnerable members of society, and often acts for guardians appointed to represent the children.
Andrea deals with cases involving applications for protective orders in respect of forced marriage and FGM, as well as non-molestation and occupation orders.
Andrea is also an experienced mediator in private children disputes
Career
Call 2006, Lincoln’s Inn
Professional Memberships
Member of Lincoln’s Inn; Member of the Family Law Bar Association; Member of the Association of Lawyers for Children
Personal
Education: Brasenose College, Oxford (2003 BA Jurisprudence)
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Andrea Watts focuses her practice on children law matters and she has significant experience in a range of issues. She has acted in care proceeding cases, adoption and abduction cases with international elements and parental alienation. Watts is sought for both private and public law matters, and local authorities regularly instruct her in cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrea is always thorough and well prepared. She has a good knowledge of the law and is universally respected by clients, peers, solicitors and the judiciary."
"She is extremely empathetic to clients when dealing with often very delicate and sensitive matters."
"Andrea is great to have on board in complex private children law work. She is calm on her feet and trusted by clients."
"Andrea is always thorough and well prepared. She has a good knowledge of the law and is universally respected by clients, peers, solicitors and the judiciary."
"She is extremely empathetic to clients when dealing with often very delicate and sensitive matters."
"Andrea is great to have on board in complex private children law work. She is calm on her feet and trusted by clients."
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