About Christine

Christine qualified as a solicitor in 2011 and she specialises in family law. Christine has worked in private practice and as an inhouse solicitor for two local authorities. She joined Beck Fitzgerald as a Consultant Solicitor in 2024.

She is a Law Society Children Accredited Panel Member and has Higher Rights of Audience in Civil Law. She is regularly instructed in proceedings involving neglect, non-accidental injuries, mental health difficulties, substance misuse and abuse representing children, parents and other relatives involved in such matters.

Christine provides indispensable advice to lay and professional clients and strives to achieve positive outcomes for them. Christine’s favourite part of her role is working closely with her clients and undertaking court advocacy.

She has a keen interest in education and governance and sits as a school governor (Safeguarding Lead).

Specialist accreditations include:

Membership of The Law Society’s Children Panel

Appointments:

2018 to 2021: Independent Lay Member for the East Sussex School Admissions Appeal Panel.
2021: Independent Lay Foster Panel Member for Five Rivers; a social enterprise which partners over 135 local authorities and NHS Trusts, providing a comprehensive and connected service across foster and residential care, education, assessment, therapy, and crisis intervention.
2022: Independent Lay Chair for the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Fitness to Practice Hearings.
2023: Legally Qualified Chair of Police Misconduct Hearings, for the Mayor of London’s Office for Policing and Crime.
2024: Non-Lay board member for the Legal Services Board