Fountain Chambers Family Team
Clerks
Frank Hughes | Senior Family & Civil Clerk
Frank joined Fountain Chambers in September 2019 with the responsibility for Family and Civil Clerking. He brings with him over 30 years of clerking...
Luke Martin | Family & Civil Clerk
Luke joined Chambers through a business administration apprenticeship conducted by Middlesbrough College in 2016. After working with Fountain...
Emma Anderson | Clerk
Emma first joined Chambers in 2003 as clerk to our Family and Civil Team. After taking a short break from clerking, Emma returned to Chambers in...
Liz McKenzie | Clerk
Liz joined Fountain Chambers in 2026 after working as a legal secretary within the family department of a Solicitors’ firm for 6 years, alongside...
Barristers
Collette Price
Collette has been practising exclusively in family law for almost 20 years; most recently focusing only on public law cases. She appears in cases...
Robert Gilbert
After six years working in criminal, civil and family law Robert chose to leave criminal law and has specialised in civil and family law ever...
Kate Dodds
Kate has extensive experience in both Family and Criminal Law but in the last few years has moved towards a predominantly public law family...
Gillian Kane
Gill was called to the Bar in 2002, having previously worked as a Clinical Psychologist and is the current Head of our Family team. Gill specialises...
Scott Smith
Scott was called to the Bar in July 2003. Prior to that he served in the British Army for over 10 years and was the director of a legal agency. He...
Teresa Taylor
Teresa is an experienced Family Law Practitioner with over 23 years of experience in Private and Public Law, Children and Financial Remedy cases....
Kevin Ross
Kevin transferred to the Bar in 2014, having practiced for the previous 14 years as a litigation solicitor.His experience as a solicitor included...
Rachel Mangenie
Rachel has a busy practice predominantly in Family Law. Rachel is regularly instructed in Public Law and is experienced in acting for parents and...
Kerry Healey
Kerry studied law at the University of Kent before securing a scholarship to undertake the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) at BPP Holborn....
Hamish Hickey
Hamish has forged a practise underpinned by his perceptiveness and perseverance in providing exceptional advice and representation. His analytical...
Sarah Benson
Sarah transferred to the Bar after practicing family law on Teesside as a Chartered Legal Executive for 12 years. Sarah qualified as a Member of the...
James Colwell
James is a specialist in both public family law and private children law and is regularly instructed in complex family proceedings across all...
Alison Lynch
Alison has a wealth of experience in family law having worked in various law firms on Teesside in excess of 20 years. She qualified as a Legal...
Erin Campbell
Erin gained tenancy at chambers in September 2025 after successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of both Scott Smith and Kevin...
Leanne Fryer
Prior to joining chambers, Leanne was a Partner and Solicitor at a local Teesside firm. Following graduating in 2010, Leanne completed her training...
Helen Inglis
Helen is undertaking pupillage under the supervision of Scott Smith and will be available to accept instructions in family work from 6th April 2026....