Kate Fenwick
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 3 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Kate Fenwick
Practice Areas
Kate is a specialist family law practitioner with a heavy-weight practice beyond her Call. She is a popular choice for combining legal acumen with approachability and a pragmatic-approach to complex proceedings. She is a trial advocate who gets results.
Kate is regularly instructed in cases involving serious non-accidental injury to children, with a particular focus on significant head injuries. She is also a sought after advocate for cases involving allegations of sexual abuse.
Kate also has a strong jurisdictional practice and is often instructed in international relocation cases; particularly those concerning Canada and the United States.
Kate has a developing appellate practice, both as Junior Counsel and Leading Junior. She has successfully appeared solo in the Court of Appeal.
Career
Appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2024.
Professional Memberships
North Eastern Circuit
Family Law Bar Association
Honourable Society of Inner Temple
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Kate Fenwick is a children law specialist with expertise both in public and private law work. She has a particular focus on complex care, adoption and private law cases. She regularly handles cases involving sexual abuse, female genital mutilation and attempted murder.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kate is a brilliant advocate. She is very good with clients, instils confidence, and is a very sophisticated advocate."
"Kate is a fantastic advocate. She builds an immediate rapport with clients who feel supported, confident and reassured with her by their side."
"She has a fantastic eye for detail and is always meticulously prepared. She is a robust and persuasive advocate who has the ability to put the clients at ease straight away."
"Kate is a brilliant advocate. She is very good with clients, instils confidence, and is a very sophisticated advocate."
"Kate is a fantastic advocate. She builds an immediate rapport with clients who feel supported, confident and reassured with her by their side."
"She has a fantastic eye for detail and is always meticulously prepared. She is a robust and persuasive advocate who has the ability to put the clients at ease straight away."
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