Mandy Short
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Mandy Short
Practice Areas
Mandy practises in all areas of family law. She has extensive experience in care proceedings and private children law disputes. Mandy is also a trained mediator.
Mandy deals with all aspects of private children law, including applications for Child Arrangements Orders and contested relocation applications – both within and outside the jurisdiction. Mandy accepts instructions from all parties to proceedings, including on behalf of children, represented through their Children’s Guardians under rule 16.4.
In related matters, Mandy has provided advice and representation in cases concerning the recognition of foreign marriages and divorce.
In public law children matters, Mandy represents local authorities, parents, grandparents and guardians. Mandy is regularly instructed in very complex matters, and has considerable experience in cases involving alleged non-accidental injury, complicated medical evidence, sexual abuse cases, neglect and female genital mutilation. Mandy frequently encounters applications within care proceedings for Special Guardianship Orders.
Mandy is has a wealth of experience in acting in cases with an international element, including in applications for international relocation. Mandy receives instructions where the Court is considering international adoption and is often instructed in child abduction cases brought under the Hague Convention.
Professional Memberships
The Honourable Society of Middle Temple
Family Law Bar Association
Legal Charities Committee member
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Mandy Short is a specialist in public and private law children proceedings, who represents parents, children, guardians and local authorities, as well as extended family members. Many of her cases involve inflicted injury, sexual and physical abuse, and mental health issues. She also represents children where deprivation of their liberty is sought.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mandy has wonderful people skills and is hugely popular with clients and other advocates. She is kind, caring and someone who takes a genuine interest in the case."
"Mandy is skilled at advocacy and drafting. She is also able to support distressed and anxious clients and help them to understand sometimes complex legal issues."
"Mandy is fantastic. She is a fierce advocate yet a sympathetic one who shows great understanding of the client."
"Mandy has wonderful people skills and is hugely popular with clients and other advocates. She is kind, caring and someone who takes a genuine interest in the case."
"Mandy is skilled at advocacy and drafting. She is also able to support distressed and anxious clients and help them to understand sometimes complex legal issues."
"Mandy is fantastic. She is a fierce advocate yet a sympathetic one who shows great understanding of the client."
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