Overview
A professional yet approachable advocate, Lorna has experience dealing with all areas of Family Law and has now specialised in Financial Remedy.
Lorna graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Leicester in 2014. She was awarded the Duke of Edinburgh Award and a Major Exhibitioner Award from the Inner Temple in 2016 and went on to complete the BPTC in Leeds. Lorna was called to the Bar in 2017.
Prior to commencing a family specialist pupillage with St Mary’s, Lorna was a conveyancing lawyer for a national property firm. She then went on to be an in-house advocate for a multinational law firm representing professional clients in civil matters.
Lorna maintains good connections with her college and university and regularly participates in judging competitions and providing advice for people intending to pursue a legal career. Lorna is currently mentoring university students who wish to pursue a career at the bar.
Practice Areas
As a specialist Financial Remedy barrister, Lorna is instructed on behalf of husbands, wives, civil partners and interveners at all stages within financial remedy proceedings from advice pre-proceedings through to FDAs, FDRs and Final Hearings. Lorna also appears on enforcement matters.
Lorna is a thorough advocate who is always comprehensively prepared. She provides clear and realistic advice at all stages appearing on both modest and large asset cases including cases involving businesses, investments and property portfolios.
Lorna is able to provide advice (written and orally during conference) during any stage of proceedings and assist with any drafting.
Lorna is also experienced in TOLATA proceedings and able to provide advice regarding the prospects of an application, advice regarding the initial stages and compliance with the pre-action protocol and continuing advice regarding offers.
Cases & Publications
Recent cases
Lorna provided advice to a wife seeking maintenance pending suit and on the basis of her advice, the husband accepted the figure proposed the day before the MPS hearing. Consequently, Lorna then secured a substantial costs order against the husband at the hearing.
Lorna has recently represented a wife on a contested final hearing involving hidden assets and through detailed and thorough cross-examination established numerous undisclosed assets, bank accounts and income, securing her client a significant award.
Reported Cases
MacDougall v SW & Ors (sperm donor : parental responsibility or contact) [2022] EWFC 50 (24 May 2022)
A & B (Fact Finding: Head, Bony, Eye and Soft Tissue Injuries) [2020] EWFC 104 (25 November 2020)
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Testimonials
My client needed someone client focused who was kind, but firm and she got that from Lorna. The professionalism, attention to detail, and effort she put into ensuring the best possible outcome is greatly appreciated. My client confirms she felt confident and supported throughout the FDR. Lorna’s guidance, clear communication and kind nature made a challenging situation much easier for my client, and I am very grateful for all her hard work in reaching a settlement." (February 2025 - FDR)
“I felt that thanks to all the things you did in constructing the arguments, running them, negotiating and then giving me wise risk-based advice I ended up with a pretty fair settlement and one that could very easily have been much less fair. I couldn’t have hoped for a more effective barrister – **** sang your praises and I can very much see why!” (December 2024 – private FDR).
“She (client) is going to be so happy. Thank you for all your work…you were amazing” (December 2024 – 2 day contested final hearing).
“Fantastic – absolutely fantastic – she is always very well prepared; I have positive feedback from her clients, and she instils confidence – she knows her game”
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