Tabitha welcomes instructions in crime, family and public law, including inquests. She is described by clients as a tenacious, friendly and robust advocate who ensures that clients feel safe and supported.
Prior to joining the Bar, Tabitha worked as a Legal Associate for a specialist Immigration Chambers. She assisted with applications and appeals in a broad range of immigration matters and has since acted on a pro-bono basis before the First Tier Tribunal. She has volunteered for a range of organisations offering pastoral and logistical support for immigration detainees, asylum seekers and refugees.
Crime
Tabitha has a broad criminal defence practice and regularly appears in the Crown and Youth Courts. Tabitha has represented clients charged with a wide range of offences such as burglary, drug offences including importation, serious violent offences and sexual offences. She has extensive experience representing vulnerable clients and has a particular interest in youth justice and systemic issues surrounding the criminal justice system.
Family
Tabitha welcomes instructions in all areas of family law and has a particular interest in Children Act proceedings involving allegations of alienation and domestic abuse, as well as relocation matters. Prior to joining the Bar, she undertook a number of voluntary roles centred around supporting women and children during times of familial conflict, with a focus on victims in the IRC population who had been subject to domestic or gendered violence.
Tabitha has previous experience as a teacher and tutor and is committed to platforming the voices and wellbeing of children and young people. She continues this work with Barristers in Schools, offering talks and workshops to young people.
Public
Tabitha accepts instructions in prison and parole board matters; discrimination matters and criminal or immigration related public law. As a practitioner with a multidisciplinary background, she is also well placed to act in civil actions against public authorities. She has experience acting in claims against the MOJ, private prisons and the police.
FLBA
Howard League for Penal Reform
Residential Scholarship, Gray’s Inn 2020
Denise Pannick Scholarship, Gray’s Inn 2020
Ann Ebsworth Scholarship, Gray’s Inn, 2019
Kathleen Lavidge Scholarship, Stanford University 2018
BTC BPP Law School, Distinction
GDL BPP Law School, Commendation
BA Philosophy and Linguistics, University of Oxford
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