Estelle Lear Email & Phone Number

Estelle is an experienced barrister with over 17 years practising exclusively in family law and private client work.Estelle’s practice includes:Financial provision On divorce, including complex businesses, trusts, third party claims against matrimonial property, bankruptcy, nuptial agreements, cases with an international element and enforcement proceedings.Property disputes between cohabitees and other claims under TOLATA.Financial provision for children of unmarried parents.Civil partnerships.Inheritance Act claims.Private law children Including residence, shared residence and contact, applications for leave to remove from the jurisdiction and other specific issue orders.Experience of complex and intractable disputes, alleged domestic violence and fact-find hearings, and allegations of child abuse within the private law context.Family Law Act casesIncluding domestic violence and occupation of the home.Child abductionIncluding Convention and non-Convention abduction cases and applications for permanent leave to remove from the jurisdictionCare proceedings Estelle has acted for Local Authorities, parents, family members and children in applications for care orders, supervision orders, special guardianship and adoption.Other informationPrior to coming to the Bar, Estelle gained experience in the field of legal costs, having worked for three years as a legal costs negotiator dealing predominately with multi-track cases. In addition, Estelle worked for two local authorities where she specialised in care proceedings and gained extensive experience of advocacy from first hearing to final hearing.Estelle regularly provides CPD accredited training for solicitors.Estelle is approved to accept instructions via Direct Public access.

Listed skills include Family Law, Legal Advice, Dispute, Personal Injury, and 20 others.

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  Barrister

  Tanfield Chambers