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Practice Profile
Gina Small practises primarily in family law, within which field, heavy duty care work and, as befits one whose initial specialism at the Bar was in insolvency, complex ancillary relief cases are particular strengths. While, in care work, representation of parents has tended to predominate - her reputation for thorough cross-examination and robust analysis of the evidence, making her a first choice for solicitors representing clients facing serious allegations - Gina is also instructed regularly on behalf of Guardians and Local Authorities.
She has represented clients in cases concerning international adoption, abduction, removal from the jurisdiction, serious sexual and physical harm, mental capacity, organised child abuse and wardship. She accepts instructions from the widest range of clients, both privately and publicly funded. Her experience in financial proceedings ranges from cases of high net worth to those involving ‘equalising the misery’ of significant indebtedness. Gina has retained her interest in insolvency work. She also regularly provides advocacy and legal training both ‘in house’ and to local firms.
Family Law
Gina's practice extends to all areas of family law:
- Ancillary relief applications
- ToLATA claims
- Cohabitation disputes
- Civil partnership cases
- Inheritance (Provision for Dependants) Act 1975 claims
- Schedule 1 Children Act applications.
- Private and Public Law children proceedings – representing Parents, Children’s Guardians and Local Authorities.
Insolvency
In particular:
- Personal Insolvency
- Advising and representing Licensed Insolvency practitioners
- Structuring IVA’s
- Advising and appearing in relation to failed IVA's.
Cases of Note include:
- Harris v Harris; Attorney General v Harris [2001] 2FLR 895
- Re G [2008] EWCA Civ 105, (2008) 1 FLR 1484, (2008) 1 FLR 1497, [2008] 3 WLR 853
- Re G (a child) Number 2 [2008] EWCA Civ 105 - 2
Gina has the unusual distinction, for a member of the legal profession, of having drawn praise from Mark Harris, father's rights campaigner and author of 'Family Court Hell', who described the cross-examination of an expert witness in the following way: "I instructed Miss Small to expose [him] for what he was - a liar ... Gina Small did not disappoint and it was quite something to see take place in Court"
Qualifications and appointments
- BA Hons London University 1979
- Diploma in Law, City University 1990
- Called to the Bar 1991
- Pupil Superviser 2001 - ongoingMember of Western Circuit Media Group since 2008
- Head of Chambers 2008
Personal Interests
Modern Art, Modern Literature, Horses, Rare-breed chickens and Scottish Deerhounds.
Contact
Please telephone 01752 221551 or email our clerking team
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