Rebecca Mitchell

Practice Overview

• Children (Public Law)

  Rebecca regularly appears in public law cases concerning children. She is often instructed in cases involving allegations of very serious harm to a child. She is able to advise and assist on the instruction of experts and challenging expert evidence in court. She has experience of complex care planning and the scrutiny of Local Authority conduct. She is very familiar with assisting vulnerable witnesses including children give evidence. Rebecca regularly appears in cases involving adoption and cases with an international element.

• Children (Private Law)

  Rebecca has extensive experience of Private Law proceedings regarding children. She has appeared at all levels of court including the Court of Appeal. She regularly appears in cases involving Child Arrangement Orders, applications for leave to remove from the jurisdiction, internal relocation. applications for Prohibited Steps and Specific issue orders. Rebecca is often instructed to deal with cases involving implacable hostility and cases involving serious allegations of harm to a child.

• International Family Law

  Rebecca has considerable experience of family cases involving an international element and/or a foreign jurisdiction.

• Domestic Violence & Injunctions

  Rebecca has appeared at all levels of court to obtain injunctions on a without notice and on notice basis. 

• Court of Protection

  Rebecca accepts instructions to appear in the Court of Protection.

• Direct Access

  Rebecca can be instructed on a direct access basis.

• Notable Cases

  G (Non-Accidental Head Injuries), Re [2024] EWFC 172 

  Re S & ORS: Re W & ORS sub nom Re W & B (Children): (Child Plan 2002) 1 FLR 815

  Re Z (Children) [2014] EWHC 1999 (Fam)

  X, Commissioner of the Metropolis and Others v Z (Children) [2015] EWHC 34

  London Borough of Brent v D & Ors (Compliance with Guidelines on Judges Meeting Children) [2017] EWHC 2452 (Fam)

  N (Children) (Interim Care), Re [2020] EWCA Civ 1003 

• What the Directories Say

  "Rebecca is particularly good at representing very vulnerable clients. She's thorough and leaves no stone unturned." Chambers and Partners, 2024

  "Rebecca was so impressive; nothing fazed her. She always makes you feel very confident that she has everything in hand." Chambers and Partners, 2024

  "Rebecca is brilliant to work with, as she's so responsive and organised." Chambers and Partners, 2024

  "Rebecca is a fighter and leaves no stone unturned." Legal 500, 2024