Grace-Mary joined chambers as a tenant in October 2025, following the successful completion of her pupillage under the supervision of Charlotte Hartley, Jennifer Palmer, and Helen Pomeroy.
Grace-Mary accepts instructions in all areas of family law and has been instructed on a range of matrimonial finance, private law children, and public law children matters. She has appeared with Leading Counsel and has assisted members of chambers at all levels up to the Court of Appeal. She has also assisted the Family Law Bar Association with their work as part of the House of Lords Public Services Committee inquiry into child maintenance. She has also contributed to the Financial Remedies Journal.
Prior to joining 1KBW, Grace-Mary worked as a paralegal at a London-based law firm, specialising in financial remedy, private law children, and international matters. Grace-Mary also worked as a Judicial Assistant in the Family Division of the High Court. She assisted Sir Jonathan Cohen, Mr Justice MacDonald, Mrs Justice Knowles, Mrs Justice Lieven, and Mr Justice Williams with high net-worth financial cases, matters of complex international children law, and private law children proceedings.
Grace-Mary worked as a Guest Teacher in Family Law at the London School of Economics (LSE), teaching undergraduate classes on the Family Law course.
Grace-Mary accepts instructions in all aspects of financial remedy proceedings, including enforcement, variation, Part III claims, and Schedule 1 cases.
She has assisted with complex finance matters during pupillage, including high net-worth cases, joinder, cases with international assets, and cases with complex business structures.
Grace-Mary acts on behalf of all parties in private law children disputes, including child arrangements, special guardianship, allegations of domestic abuse, and relocation. Grace-Mary also has experience in cases involving declarations under the Family Law Act 1986.
Grace-Mary accepts instructions in public law proceedings on behalf of parents (including via the Official Solicitor), local authorities, guardians, and extended family members. She has assisted with complex fact-finding hearings involving medical and expert evidence.
Grace-Mary accepts instructions at all stages of child abduction work and has observed such cases during pupillage in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Awards and Scholarships
Highly Commended – LSE Class Teacher Awards – LSE Law School.
Lord Denning Scholarship – The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.
BPP Academic Excellence Award – BPP University.
Master’s Prize – Homerton College – The University of Cambridge.
Morris Finer Memorial Prize for Best Performance in Family Law – LSE.
Education
BPP University – Barrister Training Course (BTC) – Distinction (2022).
The University of Cambridge – Master of Law (LLM) – Class I / First Class (2021).
The London School of Economics (LSE) – Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – First Class Honours (2019).
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Publications
‘Transplanting Costs Order Principles to LSPOs and Legal Costs Funding Orders’ (2025) Financial Remedies Journal
‘Parental Responsibility: A Short Guide for Local Authority SEND Teams’ (2021) Local Government Lawyer