Gemma Taylor KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Gemma Taylor KC
Practice Areas
Gemma practises family law, primarily public law care and adoption proceedings for local authorities, parents, children and Guardians. She has experience of the most difficult cases that involve complex medical evidence and serious injuries.
Gemma has extensive experience of all areas of private law family work. She has acted for Local Authorities in the Court of Protection.
In addition she advises and acts in judicial review applications in matters concerning Local authority responsibilities, Leaving Care provisions and in cases involving adults under a disability.
Gemma regularly gives seminars that have included topics ranging from the human rights implications of disclosure of information about children, public law assessments, special guardianship, publicity in care cases, assessing parents with a learning disability, challenging decisions about foster placements and the division of responsibility between courts and local authorities.
Career
Gemma was made KC in 2017
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Association of Lawyers for Children
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Gemma Taylor KC is renowned for handling serious public law cases relating to severe injury and abuse. She exhibits strength representing parents and children in matters with complex medical evidence. Taylor has experience in cases that overlap with Human Rights Act claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gemma Taylor is ahead of the pack when it comes to handling vulnerable witnesses. Her cross-examination is concise and no nonsense, and she always has the ear of the court."
"Gemma is excellent. She is clear thinking, calm, approachable and always perfectly prepared."
"A highly intelligent and skilled barrister."
"Gemma Taylor is ahead of the pack when it comes to handling vulnerable witnesses. Her cross-examination is concise and no nonsense, and she always has the ear of the court."
"Gemma is excellent. She is clear thinking, calm, approachable and always perfectly prepared."
"A highly intelligent and skilled barrister."