Catherine Jenkins
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Catherine Jenkins
Practice Areas
Catherine is a specialist in child care law, with a particular emphasis on public law children proceedings - care and adoption.
She advises and represents local authorities, parents and children through their children’s guardian, or older children directly.
Catherine often is instructed in highly complex care proceedings involving serious allegations of sexual abuse, inflicted injury, complex forensic medical evidence, or the death of a child or parent.
She is also frequently instructed in deprivation of liberty proceedings on behalf of children and forced marriage cases and care proceedings with an international element.
Career
BA (Joint Hons) Keele University, called to the Bar in 1990 (Middle Temple).
At 1GC Family Law since pupillage.
Professional Memberships
Member of the FLBA.
Association of Lawyers for Children.
Publications
Contributed to EC Legal Systems an Introductory Guide (Family law England and Wales) Butterworths.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Catherine Jenkins handles a range of children law matters, with a particular focus on care proceedings. She regularly represents children, parents and local authorities in cases involving abuse and non-accidental injury. She also offers expertise in disputes involving addiction and matters concerning medical issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kate Jenkins is always a pleasure to have on care cases. She is able to quickly grasp the issues, has excellent advocacy skills and is very popular with clients."
"Catherine (Kate) is exceptional. She handles complex cases calmly and with great expertise. She is very supportive to both the client and the instructing solicitor."
"An experienced and impressive counsel, who is always happy to discuss a case in further detail. She is a pleasure to work with."
"Kate Jenkins is always a pleasure to have on care cases. She is able to quickly grasp the issues, has excellent advocacy skills and is very popular with clients."
"Catherine (Kate) is exceptional. She handles complex cases calmly and with great expertise. She is very supportive to both the client and the instructing solicitor."
"An experienced and impressive counsel, who is always happy to discuss a case in further detail. She is a pleasure to work with."
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