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About
Provided by Katherine Kelsey
Practice Areas
Katherine advises and acts in all areas of matrimonial finance. She has experience in dealing with complex cases involving high net worth and high profile individuals. She also advises and acts in relation to claims brought under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. Katherine advises and acts in all areas of private law children work. She has experience in dealing with complex cases involving internal and external relocation and intractable contact disputes. Katherine sits regularly as a private FDR Judge and is also a qualified Arbitrator and Mediator.
Career
Called 2003, Linclon’s Inn
Professional Memberships
Member of the Family Law Bar Association; Member of Resolution; Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn; Member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Personal
Education: Greyfriars Hall, Oxford (2002 BA Hons Jurisprudence); Inns of Court School of Law (2003 Bar Vocational Course).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Katherine Kelsey appears in complex divorce proceedings for individuals of significant wealth. She also acts in private children cases, particularly contact and international relocation cases. Kelsey has further experience in Schedule 1 claims and parental alienation issues.
Katherine Kelsey is widely recognised for presiding over complex private FDRs and arbitrations. Her broad experience covers disputes involving a variety of issues including non-marital assets, pensions and earning capacity.
Katherine Kelsey appears in complex divorce proceedings for individuals of significant wealth. She also acts in private children cases, particularly contact and international relocation cases. Kelsey has further experience in Schedule 1 claims and parental alienation issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A KC in waiting, who is great with the client and clear and strategic in her thinking. She is able to manage the client in highly emotive situations and is very much a go-to for children."
"Katherine is extremely well-respected for her wise counsel, client care skills and exceptional advocacy."
"A complex financial remedies and children specialist, Katherine is always easy to work with and an absolute fount of knowledge on Schedule 1 issues."
"Katherine is calm, authoritative, sensitive to the nuances of a case and a very safe pair of judicial hands. She's very highly regarded as one of the best."
"Katherine is fantastic. She brings clients together and achieves resolution even when presiding over the most polarised of disputes."
"Katherine has a really nice manner about her, coming across as judicial but also very accessible. She knows the case inside-out and makes it easy to settle. Her judgement is impeccable."
"A KC in waiting, who is great with the client and clear and strategic in her thinking. She is able to manage the client in highly emotive situations and is very much a go-to for children."
"Katherine is extremely well-respected for her wise counsel, client care skills and exceptional advocacy."
"A complex financial remedies and children specialist, Katherine is always easy to work with and an absolute fount of knowledge on Schedule 1 issues."
"Katherine is calm, authoritative, sensitive to the nuances of a case and a very safe pair of judicial hands. She's very highly regarded as one of the best."
"Katherine is fantastic. She brings clients together and achieves resolution even when presiding over the most polarised of disputes."
"Katherine has a really nice manner about her, coming across as judicial but also very accessible. She knows the case inside-out and makes it easy to settle. Her judgement is impeccable."
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