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Spotlight
About
Provided by Olivia Piercy
Practice Areas
Olivia is a partner in the family department and a skilled family lawyer with vast experience handling complex matters, such as child abduction, protection, surrogacy, and fertility law. She is also highly knowledgeable in cases involving domestic and financial abuse and coercive control.
Chambers Review
UK
Olivia Piercy impresses with her expertise in complex children law matters, particularly with regards to international disputes. This includes Hague Convention proceedings alongside cross-border child arrangements and concerns over child welfare.
Olivia Piercy impresses with her expertise in complex children law matters, particularly with regards to international disputes. This includes Hague Convention proceedings alongside cross-border child arrangements and concerns over child welfare.
Olivia Piercy is a family lawyer who is known for her advocacy for domestic abuse victims. She has represented the victims of honour-based violence, female genital mutilation and forced marriage.She sat on the Foreign Office’s Forced Marriage Partnership Panel and ran a successful Judicial Review of the then Government’s domestic violence evidence checklist for legal aid.She has also campaigned to change the law in respect of economic abuse.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Olivia is very strong on cross-border disputes."
"Olivia has very good technical ability, gives clear advice to clients and has good judgement."
"Olivia is an extremely talented children lawyer who can identify the nuances in a case very quickly and is able to see points other people might miss."
"She never shies away from a tough argument and always does everything she can to achieve the best result for her client."
"Olivia's knowledge is second to none and her warm and supportive approach is much appreciated by clients. She is exceptional and I highly recommend her."
"Olivia Piercy is leading the way for domestic abuse cases in private law. She is starting to raise the lid in financial remedy and domestic control cases. She is very strong on cross-border disputes."
"Olivia is really a leading lawyer for cases concerning domestic abuse in children and family matrimonial finance. She is able to identify nuances."
"Olivia makes wider contributions to family law beyond just casework."
"Olivia is a phenomenal lawyer who has expertise in working in cases that involve domestic abuse: this is children cases or money cases with an element of abuse involved."
"Olivia is one of the very few family lawyers that can handle domestic abuse clients who are up against a perpetrator in the family courts."
"Olivia is very strong on cross-border disputes."
"Olivia has very good technical ability, gives clear advice to clients and has good judgement."
"Olivia is an extremely talented children lawyer who can identify the nuances in a case very quickly and is able to see points other people might miss."
"She never shies away from a tough argument and always does everything she can to achieve the best result for her client."
"Olivia's knowledge is second to none and her warm and supportive approach is much appreciated by clients. She is exceptional and I highly recommend her."
"Olivia Piercy is leading the way for domestic abuse cases in private law. She is starting to raise the lid in financial remedy and domestic control cases. She is very strong on cross-border disputes."
"Olivia is really a leading lawyer for cases concerning domestic abuse in children and family matrimonial finance. She is able to identify nuances."
"Olivia makes wider contributions to family law beyond just casework."
"Olivia is a phenomenal lawyer who has expertise in working in cases that involve domestic abuse: this is children cases or money cases with an element of abuse involved."
"Olivia is one of the very few family lawyers that can handle domestic abuse clients who are up against a perpetrator in the family courts."