Catherine Wood KC MCIArb

“Catherine is at the top of her game, and her expertise is very high. She is an excellent advocate, using a few words to very good effect.”… “Clients love her, she is very supportive of them. In the courtroom she is highly persuasive and can win judges over even when the client’s position is not the easiest to argue.” – Chambers & Partners 2025

“Catherine Wood stands out among her fellow KCs for her humanity, wisdom, knowledge and good judgement. She is the go-to person for anything ‘leave to remove.” – Chambers & Partners 2025

“She is exceptionally prepared and can give difficult advice in an authoritative but kind way. Clients are never left in any doubt as to what the advice is.”…“She is an excellent and persuasive advocate who has enormous authority.”…“A calm and knowledgeable presence in even the most fraught cases.” – Chambers and Partners 2024

‘Catherine is a brilliant advocate. She makes everything look effortless. She rolls her sleeves up, listens to the client and solicitors and then gets on with it. Judges listen to her too. She is not afraid of a fight but is so pragmatic.’ – Legal 500, 2024

“A doughty opponent, who is very sensible and very listenable to if you’re a judge too.”… “An excellent advocate, who doesn’t waste words and gets her point across pithily and
cleverly.” – Chambers and Partners, 2023
‘Catherine very capably handles difficult cases and gives the best advice and service to the clients.’ – Legal 500, 2023

“Effortless in the courtroom and has the ability to kill a case with kindness.” “She has a lovely manner with clients and is at the top of her game.” “Able to deliver difficult advice with warmth and compassion, Catherine has just the right balance of robustness and charm.” – Chambers & Partners, 2021

‘Incredibly accomplished advocate with a clear, persuasive and strong command of the courtroom.’ – Legal 500, 2021

“She just cuts through all the documentation and gets straight to the point. You just feel that you couldn’t be better placed for success.” “Catherine is brilliant. She brings calmness and clarity to the most combative of cases and is incredibly persuasive. She immediately understands all of the issues in the case and how to get to the bottom of them. Clients love her and she is a joy to work with.” – Chambers & Partners 2020

‘Her cross-examination lights up the courtroom.’ – Legal 500, 2020

‘Commands the court room effortlessly.’ – Legal 500, 2019

“She is a delight to work with. She is so calm and considered and it’s very reassuring to have her on your side. Catherine has meticulous attention to detail and an impressive ability to hold and then recall the smallest details among the myriad facts in a complex case.” – Chambers & Partners 2018

‘Commands the respect of everyone, both in and out of the courtroom.’ – Legal 500, 2017

“An excellent advocate with superb judgement who is at home dealing with complicated children’s cases. She never gets it wrong; she absolutely nails it in one sentence.” – Chambers & Partners 2017

She is an extremely reassuring presence in the courtroom and fights hard for her clients. – Legal 500, 2016

“She cuts through witness prevarication.” “An outstanding advocate, she says only what’s necessary and what she says is extremely effective. She also has a real sense of responsibility for a case, and is empathetic, friendly and approachable.” – Chambers & Partners 2016

“She is very sharp-witted and her advocacy is very skilful. She’s a rising star and a lot of people here like her approach.” “She has a fantastic bedside manner with clients, and an incredible eye for detail. Also, in the nicest possible way, she can destroy someone in cross-examination.” – Chambers & Partners 2015

‘A fantastic silk who is trusted by the court.’ – The Legal 500 2015

“A great advocate. She manages clients’ expectations and achieves good results. She’s very focused, very organised – the all-round package.” – Chambers & Partners 2014

“she is incredibly helpful and authoritative – she is my go-to person when I don’t know what I’m doing.” Wood specialises in private law children work, including Hague Convention cases. – Chambers & Partners 2013

“superb on every level, technically brilliant, relaxed and reassuring with clients.” She was regarded as “the best junior private children lawyer in the country,” and is expected to continue to impress in silk. – Chambers and Partners 2012

“she has an assured manner with clients and an excellent instinct for the right approach in any given case.” – Chambers and Partners 2011

“a determined opponent who is prepared to the nth degree.” – Chambers and Partners 2010