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Fiona Bowen is a Senior Associate Solicitor and forms part of our national Child Care team, heading up our Birmingham office. She is a member of the Law Society Children’s Panel.
I specialise in children law litigation. I represent parents, children and local authorities in court proceedings in all courts up to the Court of Appeal. I am a member of the Law Society Children’s Panel which permits me to represent children in all court proceedings, either representing them through a Children’s Guardian or directly as their solicitor, without a guardian in some cases. I represent clients in court proceedings where local authorities are involved and I also represent children in proceedings between the parents of the child where there is a dispute over where the child should live and/or how much contact they should have with the parent with whom they do not live.
I qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and then qualified onto the Children’s Panel in 2005. Since qualification in 2001 I have only practised children law. I have always taken an interest in law concerning children and feel privileged to be able to practise in this area.
Within my practise, I always do my best to deliver a great service to ensure my clients receive the best possible outcome. I will always pride myself on being approachable and being able to explain legal concepts in a way which is accessible to all.
When I have represented children, it has been spanning a wide spectrum of cases which can be very complex. I have represented children in cases where there is a suspected non accidental injury to the child where complex medical evidence is before the court. I particularly enjoy representing older children who are able to instruct a solicitor directly and have found this to be fulfilling; older children require a high level of emotional support at the same time as being enabled to understand legal jargon and to feel a sense of participation in the court process.
In my spare time I enjoy singing in a choir, playing the piano, keeping fit and walking/hiking.
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Birmingham
West Midlands
Floor 14, McLaren Building,46 The Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LR