Eve Horren

Eve accepts instructions on all Children Act 1989 private law matters, including cases featuring:

• Allegations of domestic abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour, emotional abuse and sexual abuse;
• Clients who are seeking or responding to applications for injunctions linked to domestic violence or occupation of the family home.
• The internal and international relocation of children;
• Forced marriage applications;
• Female Genital Mutilation Protection;
• Intractable contact disputes/parental alienation;
• Child Arrangement Orders, Applications to vary Child Arrangements Orders
  Specific Issue, Prohibited Steps Orders
• S.91.(14) applications

Eve has represented parents in all stages of such proceedings, including final and fact-finding hearings.

She has represented parents, wider family members, children themselves and rule 16.4 Guardians.

Eve has a particular interest in cases with an international element and has experience of representing clients in relocation applications – both within the jurisdiction and internationally, including non-Hague convention countries.

Eve accepts instructions on behalf of parents, children and intervenors in all aspects of public law proceedings from urgent hearings to final hearings as well as cases which have a cross over with private law proceedings. She also has experience of cases with forced marriage applications and where the Court of Protection overlaps with care proceedings.

Eve often represents parents with significant cognitive and learning difficulties. She represents such clients with patience and sensitivity.  Eve has worked on cases involving sensitive cultural and religious aspects. She is able to build a good working rapport quickly.

Eve has experience of a range of financial remedy proceedings including FDAs, FDRs, preliminary issue hearings, interim remedies and final hearings.

She also has experience of cases involving:

• Applications under Schedule 1 and TOLATA
• Providing written advice and attending for early conferences prior to issuing.
• Appearing in cases with intervenors and third-party applications.
• Enforcement/ Variation applications
• Freezing applications
• MPS applications