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Our Barristers

Margot Elliott

Our Barristers

Public Access Accredited

Date of Call: 1989

Areas of Law

  • Family Care

Solicitors trust her to handle their most complex cases.

A strident and often flamboyant advocate who specialises in care and always comes up to the highest standards.

A committed advocate.

Energetically fights for her cause.

Margot has been a member of chambers since 1991 and has practised exclusively in the law relating to children since 1995. She is commonly instructed in the more complex public law case in which she acts for local authorities, parents, children’s guardians and intervenors, leading to the Legal 500 observation that she “frequently handles silk-type work” and is “an experienced and highly-skilled advocate”.

Margot has particular expertise in cases involving serious, life-threatening or fatal injury to children, allegations of sexual abuse and complex emotional harm.

Margot’s abilities have been recognised in the legal directories for many years. Her approach has been described as “sensitive”, “forthright” and “sympathetic” and as one which “combines expertise and experience with a wonderful sense of humour”.

Reported Cases

  • Re A (A child) [2007] EWCA Civ 1058
  • Re S (A child) [2014] EWCA Civ 25

Interests

  • Margot loves to garden and enjoys travelling to Italy at least once a year.
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