During her first six, Joanna is currently experiencing all areas of Chambers’ practice. This includes civil claims, commercial litigation and both public and private children law proceedings (adoption, foster care, interim care orders, child arrangements orders, prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders) and financial remedy applications.

 

Before commencing her legal education, Joanna was educated at Oxford University and worked extensively as a translator in France, Italy, Germany and Spain. She lectured in two European universities before gaining a First Class LLB (Hons) Degree at the University of Teesside.

 

Winning numerous legal prizes including the Dr Leni Oglesby Award and the Ian Pennock Award for outstanding achievement, Joanna was awarded a full academic scholarship and completed her Master of Laws Degree alongside the Bar Professional Training Course at Northumbria University.

  

Prior to transferring to the Bar, Joanna gained two years of valuable experience in one of Newcastle’s top commercial law firms, passing the solicitors’ qualifying exams FLK 1 and FLK 2. Working with a variety of clients ranging from start-ups and SMEs to charitable trusts, landed estates and football clubs, she became adept at corporate services and compliance. She also has extensive pro bono experience dealing with non-molestation orders, contractual disputes, landlord and tenant and employment law.

 

As well as being a qualified mediator, Joanna is a published author on employment and personal injury law, with one of her anti-discrimination articles appearing in the Bristol Law Review. In her free time, she enjoys amateur archaeology, choir, cooking and cricket.