Eliza Rodgers

Trainee Solicitor

Call Eliza on: 00747 6629049

email: eliza.rodgers@beckfitzgerald.co.uk

About Eliza

Eliza works on a range of family law cases, specialising in cases involving domestic abuse. She also works closely with Jasmine Hollis on a range of public and private law children cases.

Eliza
specialises in:

Domestic abuse

Arrangements concerning children

Emergency protection orders

Two major breakthroughs for access to justice

by joaddyjo | 9th February 2021 | campaigning for fairer justice, COVID-19, Restoring Legal Aid | 0 Comments

Clients from Beck Fitzgerald have put themselves forward to help us challenge two particularly unfair rules in the application of the legal aid ‘means test’. Trapped capital The brilliant Public Law Project took this matter to judicial review regarding the...

Family Lawyers join forces to support neurodivergent community

by joaddyjo | 8th April 2024 | campaigning for fairer justice | 0 Comments

Family lawyers from different firms and chambers have joined forces to set up a specialist group dedicated to ensuring the neurodivergent community has equal access to justice. FLANC (Family Law Advice for the Neurodivergent Community) has been spearheaded by Duncan...

Beck Fitzgerald team news

by joaddyjo | 2nd April 2024 | team news | 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that we have invited Molly Ashcroft and Rebecca Pantelli to become Directors of Beck Fitzgerald with immediate effect. Both Molly and Rebecca have made an enormous contribution to the smooth running of our growing team and will continue to...

Reluctance, resistance, and refusal – let’s lose the pseudo-science.

by joaddyjo | 15th March 2024 | campaigning for fairer justice | 0 Comments

Taking a constructive and collaborative approach to problem solving in an area which is complex is always a challenge. The polarising debates surrounding the complex area of alienating behaviours are particularly difficult to navigate because they have become...

Current legal aid regime puts victims at risk

by joaddyjo | 8th March 2024 | campaigning for fairer justice | 0 Comments

Punched in the face. Strangled. Stalked. Expected to always cook homemade meals. Kicked in front of the children. Over the threshold to qualify for legal aid to protect herself. Had to make an ex parte order on her own (her furious husband turned up at her house the...

Jenny Beck new Chair of Nuffield Family Justice Observatory board

by joaddyjo | 6th December 2023 | campaigning for fairer justice, team news | 0 Comments

Nuffield Foundation has appointed Jenny Beck as Chair of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory’s board. Jenny Beck is a family lawyer, founding partner and Director of Beck Fitzgerald, committed to accessible and fair justice and the rights of the individual. Jenny...

Domestic abuse awareness…much to be done

by joaddyjo | 11th October 2023 | campaigning for fairer justice, legal process | 0 Comments

Two days ago, we saw the announcement that, under Jade’s law, parental responsibility will now be automatically suspended for parents who have been sentenced for killing someone they shared parental responsibility with. We welcome this announcement and what it...

Transparency in the family courts

by joaddyjo | 27th July 2023 | legal process | 0 Comments

It has been a long standing debate whether there should be more transparency in the family court. Until now, family court proceedings have been a strictly private and confidential process. Whilst this is essential to protect the privacy and safety of parties to family...

Transgender and the Family Courts

by joaddyjo | 18th July 2023 | campaigning for fairer justice, legal process | 0 Comments

More than 250,000 people in England and Wales identify as transgender, according to the Census 2021 data which gave us the first true picture of gender identity in Britain. Awareness of transgender issues in the Family Court is gradually increasing however the law of...

Mediation – how can it help you?

by joaddyjo | 17th July 2023 | campaigning for fairer justice, legal process | 0 Comments

We are using this opportunity to shine a light on mediation and how it can help resolve financial disputes or arrangements for children in a cooperative and non-adversarial manner. What is Mediation? Family mediation is a voluntary process in which a professionally...

LASPOA – 10 years on

by joaddyjo | 2nd June 2023 | campaigning for fairer justice, Restoring Legal Aid | 0 Comments

Ten years have passed since the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPOA) devastated access to justice. A staggering 80% of family law cases were removed from scope leaving tens of thousands of families unsure and insecure about their legal rights...