Chambers Team

Leona Melanie Harrison

Born: 03.08.68
Called: 1993

BA (Hons) Law and Accounting (Manchester)
Recorder (2009)

Ancillary Relief

Leona exclusively practises in the field of Family Law, appearing at all levels including the House of Lords.

She has an extensive practice over 15 years in the fields of Ancillary Relief and Financial Provision. She has a particular specialism in dealing with complex pension cases, company assets, family businesses, inherited wealth and accountancy evidence. Her cases regularly involve substantial assets.

Whilst her aim is always to ensure that her clients have had their case firmly and skilfully argued, she has also undertaking specialist mediation training, to qualify as a Mediator, such additional skills being particularly useful within the field of Ancillary Relief and at Financial Dispute Resolution or round table conferencing.

As a graduate in Law and Accountancy, she has the benefit of specialist knowledge and training within the field of Accountancy.

She is a Committee member of the FLBA and Merseyside Medico-Legal Society acting as Treasurer for the each Liverpool branch. She is also a member of Child Concern.

Recent reported cases include:

• Re R (IVF): Paternity of a Child) [2005] UKHL 33, [2005] 2 FLR 843

Relevant Memberships:

• FLBA
• Child Concern

See also: Care/Adoption/Children Act

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To e-mail click here leonaharrison@indiabuildings.co.uk but please copy the clerks into any relevant correspondence:- gailc@indiabuildings.co.uk & emmaw@indiabuildings.co.uk

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