Anna McKenna KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Family: Children
Band 1
About
Provided by Anna McKenna KC
Practice Areas
Anna is a King’s Counsel specialising in the law relating to children, in both private and public law cases. In her private law children work Anna represents parents in domestic and international cases involving relocation, abduction, care and contact and adoption issues as well as the wider all aspects of parenting including disputes relating to surrogacy, medical, religious, education, and name or identity issues.
In her public law work Anna is renowned for successful management of highly complex cases in which allegations of sexual abuse, or fatal injury arise and appears in these matters in the High Court and in the Court of Appeal.
Anna has a wide experience acting for high profile private individuals, public bodies, victims and perpetrators of sexual and physical abuse and CAFCASS.
Cases of significant public interest include:
Re C (Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage Fact Finding) [2019] EWHC 3449 (Fam)
A Local Authority v X & Ors [2018] EWHC 874 (diplomatic immunity)
M (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 2445
AS v TH (False Allegations of Abuse) [2016] EWHC 532 (Fam)
M-F (Children) [2014] EWCA Civ 991 (15 July 2014)
V (A Child), Re Court of Appeal (Civil Division), 19 November 2013 [2013] EWCA Civ 1649
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Anna McKenna KC is a specialist children law practitioner who has particular strength in handling public law matters, and is an expert in surrogacy and non-accidental injury cases. She also boasts strength in private law children cases, including those involving jurisdictional disputes and abductions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A class act. Anna is a sophisticated advocate and adviser, who is also down to earth with clients. She is able to cut through nonsense and get to the heart of the matter."
"A very elegant and adaptable advocate, who is always strategic and considered in her advice. She's a great team player, who cares about her clients."
"She is superb and has an amazing rapport with clients. Her advocacy is always on-point and focused."
"A class act. Anna is a sophisticated advocate and adviser, who is also down to earth with clients. She is able to cut through nonsense and get to the heart of the matter."
"A very elegant and adaptable advocate, who is always strategic and considered in her advice. She's a great team player, who cares about her clients."
"She is superb and has an amazing rapport with clients. Her advocacy is always on-point and focused."
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