Philippa Jenkins
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Philippa Jenkins
Practice Areas
Philippa practices in all areas of children work including public law and private law proceedings. Philippa represents children, local authorities, parents and third parties. Philippa's work includes representation of vulnerable clients, cases of serious non-accidental injury, rule 16.4 cases, adoption, inherent jurisdiction matters and care proceedings with elements of complexity. Philippa has featured in Chambers and Partners for a number of years.
Career
Philippa was educated at Kings College London and obtained a 2:1 Honours degree. She went on to obtain an LLM from Kings College London. Philippa completed the BVC at BPP going on to successfully complete her pupillage at New Court Chambers in 2010. Philippa has gone on to build a successful practice within these chambers.
Professional Memberships
Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.
FLBA.
Publications
Reported Cases
Surrey County Council v AB & Ors [2014] EWHC 115 (fam)
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Philippa Jenkins is an expert in public law children work who routinely appears on behalf of local authorities, guardians and children in the Family Court at all levels. She often acts on behalf of vulnerable clients in non-accidental injury cases among other sensitive matters. Jenkins also appears in private children proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Philippa is an excellent advocate, who is extremely skilled and very knowledgeable."
"Philippa is experienced, good with clients, thorough, careful and calm."
"She is well prepared, hard-working and someone who provides excellent advice and client care."
"Philippa is an excellent advocate, who is extremely skilled and very knowledgeable."
"Philippa is experienced, good with clients, thorough, careful and calm."
"She is well prepared, hard-working and someone who provides excellent advice and client care."
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