Kate Hammond
Joint Managing Partner and Joint Head of Family · Miles & Partners LLP
EnglandFamily, Child ProtectionEnglish
About
Joint Managing Partner and Joint Head of Family at Miles & Partners LLP, Kate Hammond is a recognised specialist in child care law who primarily advises and represents parties in local authority care proceedings, including children, parents, guardians and intervenors, and she represents clients in court without instructing a barrister. As managing partner she works with the executive team to deliver firm goals and oversees professional development, particularly of trainee solicitors; she was the winner of Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2020.
Practice areas
FamilyChild ProtectionCare Proceedings
Office
Expertise
Local authority care proceedingsRepresenting children in public and private law disputesChild arrangement orders and residence/contact disputesAssessments of competence and understanding of childrenNon-accidental injury and alleged sexual abuse casesDeprivation of liberty orders for childrenCourt advocacy without instructing a barrister
Languages
English