Zoey White Email and Phone Number

Zoey’s practice includes all areas of family law but has a particular focus on matters relating to children. She is regularly instructed to represent clients in private children proceedings including FHDRAs, DRA’s Fact Finds and Final Hearing on both a private and publicly funded basis. She has been described as ‘warm’ and ‘engaging’ and this combined with a ‘calm resolve that inspires confidence’ makes her particularly suitable for nervous clients and in disputes of a sensitive nature. Zoey has been praised for her ability to look beyond the immediate issue and at the wider picture to provide advice that helps the client work toward the most beneficial long-term outcome for them and their children. Zoey also regularly supports clients with respect to applications for non-molestation and occupation orders, including those that are vulnerable, have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse or that otherwise have additional needs. She is building a practice in family finance with the aim of providing clients who require assistance with both their financial and child related matters with the benefits of ‘joined-up’ representation. She welcomes instructions commensurate with her level of experience.Zoey is available to attend courts across the South West and South Wales.Zoey can be instructed via her clerks at familyclerks@stjohnschambers.co.uk or 0117 9234720Prior to coming to the Bar Zoey spent 5 years working as a Legal Assistant to a Senior Barrister as well as well over a decade working for a leading legal expenses provider. This lead to her being involved in a wide variety of complex and high-value matters and to gain considerable experience with working with individuals of all levels both in conference and at settlement meetings.Zoey also gained direct experience of Children matters having served as a Family Justice for over 15 years in the South West of England, sitting in that capacity she dealt with both Public and Private law hearings and applications. She is also an Accredited Civil & Commercial Mediator and having qualified in 2006 has taught mediation across the UK and overseas to individual lawyers, professionals and members of the judiciary as well as for organisations such as the Bar Council, the NHS, Kings College London and the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa).