Kate Pye-Jones

Kate Pye-Jones joined Chambers in September 2018 having successfully completed a specialist family law pupillage under the supervision of Christina Chinnock. Kate is now accepting instructions in all areas of family law, including public and private children work and matrimonial finance.

PUBLIC LAW

Kate has advised and represented local authorities, parents and children in care and adoption proceedings. She has conducted urgent hearings, case management hearings, interim contested hearings as well as multi-day final hearings. She has experience in cases involving issues of domestic abuse, neglect, emotional and sexual harm, substance misuse and non-accidental injury.

PRIVATE LAW

Kate has advised and represented parents and children. She has conducted case management hearings, interim hearings, multi-day finding of fact and final hearings.

Kate has experience in dealing with:

• specific issue order applications
• prohibited steps order applications
• non-molestation order applications
• internal relocation issues
• domestic abuse
• parental alienation
• allegations of physical, sexual and emotional harm
• litigants in person

MATRIMONIAL FINANCE

Kate has advised and represented applicants and respondents at first directions appointments, financial dispute resolution hearings and final hearings.

PRESCRIBED INFORMATION

Kate is a practising barrister, who is regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Details of information held by the BSB about Kate can be found here.

Kate's clerks will happily provide no obligation quotations for all legal services that she provides. Their contact details can be found here. It is most common for Kate to undertake Court  work for a brief fee plus additional refresher days although fixed fees may be available. For any advisory work including conferences, it is most commonly charged at an hourly rate. Kate also accepts instructions on legal aid rates where those are available, details of which can be found here.