Tina Cook KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Tina Cook KC
Practice Areas
Tina is a family law specialist and has practised in family law throughout her professional career.
Her practice spans all areas of family law with a particular emphasis on children work. She often acts in complex, multi-party and high conflict intractable private law disputes.
In her public law children work she acts for parents, children, local authorities and extended family.
Tina has experience of handling cases involving suspected non-accidental and fatal injury and FGM/C, sexual abuse, neglect and domestic abuse, where there are parental mental health, learning disability or capacity issues, concerns around substance abuse /addiction, involving children with special educational needs and complex medical needs.
Tina has also worked for parents and Local Authorities in radicalisation cases (where parents are accused of supporting ISIS or wishing to take their children to Syria), and where Local Authorities allege that the views and ideology of parents leads to harm of their children.
In addition, Tina is experienced in cases involving Human Rights Act claims or issues relating to reporting restriction orders or publicity.
Tina is instructed at first instance in the Family Court, the Court of Protection, and the High Court; she has also appeared in the Court of Appeal.
Professional Memberships
FLBA
Member of the Western Circuit
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Tina Cook KC is a well-regarded children practitioner who is known for her expertise in public law care work. Her practice consists of cases involving sensitive issues such as fictitious illness and sexual abuse. She is also at home dealing with cases involving complex genetic disorders. Cook represents local authorities, children and parents.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Watching her cross-examine is a masterclass. She really brings people along with her and makes them come round to her way of thinking."
"She takes a very sensible approach to cases, and always focuses on the children and clients."
"Tina is excellent. She's responsive, on top of her work and very knowledgeable. She is also pragmatic and willing to go the extra mile to help."
"Watching her cross-examine is a masterclass. She really brings people along with her and makes them come round to her way of thinking."
"She takes a very sensible approach to cases, and always focuses on the children and clients."
"Tina is excellent. She's responsive, on top of her work and very knowledgeable. She is also pragmatic and willing to go the extra mile to help."