Kate Henthorn

Call: 2005

Family, Education Law and Special Educational Needs

Overview

Kate was called to the bar in 2005. She offers expert representation in all aspects of family law. Kate began by practising in London where she completed her pupillage. She soon moved to Manchester where her family law practice quickly expanded. She has now been in practice for almost 20 years. Kate regularly appears at all levels of the family courts, including the High Court.

Kate offers a practical and realistic approach to her cases which, when coupled with her empathetic manner, builds confidence with her clients who can immediately recognise that she is a determined advocate both out of court during negotiations and once in court as a litigator. Kate is widely recognised as a resolute advocate who will “fight to the end” for her client. Kate accepts instructions on a direct access basis and welcomes enquiries to her clerks.

Private Law

Kate regularly acts within private law applications, including where children should live and with whom they ought to spend their time. Kate has extensive experience of dealing with all court levels for these types of applications, from the Magistrates’ up to the Circuit bench.

Kate is an experienced and very able advocate when dealing with expert witnesses and regularly engages in complex expert cross-examination.

Kate’s lengthy experience makes her a perfect advocate for complicated and serious finding of facts within private law applications.

Ancillary relief

Kate has a particular interest in matrimonial finance and regularly represents clients in cases where the assets are in excess of £1million. She is able to offer early advice and efficiently identify negotiation strategies in the early stages of any proceedings. Kate offers expert representation from first appointments up to and including final hearings.

Public Law

Kate acts for local authorities, parents and guardian’s in public law cases. Her breadth of experience ensures that Kate is able to anticipate and deal with all the arguments and points which might arise.

Kate regularly acts in cases of serious findings of fact including, sexual abuse, non-accidental injuries and FGM. Again, Kate’s experience enables her to readily anticipate and deal with these cases as they develop.

Prescribed Information

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

Miss Kate Henthorn’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 Miss Kate Henthorn to undertake Court work for a fixed fee or brief fee plus refresher days. Miss Kate Henthorn also accepts instructions on legal aid rates where those are available, details of which can be found here. Miss Kate Henthorn will typically return paperwork within 21 days, however professional commitments, complexity and volume of documentation can affect these approximate timescales.

Miss Kate Henthorn also undertakes Direct Access work. This work is undertaken on a contractual basis, as agreed between the client and Miss Kate Henthorn’s clerks. This is on fixed fee basis for a specific events such as a conference, advisory work, a hearing with additional hearing days (refreshers) or the drafting of specific documents. All work agreed to be undertaken by Miss Kate Henthorn with the fixed fee cost will be clearly outlined in the direct access contract signed by the client and will be payable in full prior to the commencement of the work.

Kate Henthorn

Overview

Footer