Question 1

Reviews

Friendly and professional customer service. Completed what I asked for in no time. Great experience Ms B, London

Excellent service, very approachable and easy to contact throughout the day. Prices were very good compared to other solicitors that I have been to. Joan, North London

I needed a document witnessed and Southgate solicitors were very helpful. Nice and easy to find. Friendly and efficient service. Would highly recommend. Ms S, London

Excellent service. Very professional and good natured. N L, London

Absolutely exceptional team who have given myself and family the best support we could of imagined. Nothing is to much for them and they exceeding and continue to exceed expectations. Chloe huggins is amazing and goes above and beyond. Highly recommend Southgate solicitors Ms L, Hertfordshire

Working with Southgate Solicitors has made my legal matter a lot smoother and far easier than I would’ve had to otherwise. The service I received has been of the upmost quality and also consistently prompt. I would totally recommend them! Ms C, London

Answer

Chloe joined the firm in November 2018 from a successful sales career involving extensive travel across Australia. Most clients will recognise her from her previous role as the firm's Client Services Executive. Chloe has successfully obtained a training contract and regularly advises clients in relation to divorce, domestic violence, public and private children matters. Chloe graduated with a degree in Law and Criminology in 2016 from Lancaster University and is currently undertaking her LLM Legal Practice Course in London. In her spare time, Chloe attends F45 every morning as part of her fitness routine, loves travelling and attending Ed Sheeran concerts

Question 2

Areas of Expertise

Question 3

Background

Question 4

Past Cases

Private Children

Represented a vulnerable mother in private law children proceedings and pursuing a case to ensure that she and her child were protected from risk of harm from the applicant.

Assisted in cross-referencing three separate statements of the opponent to ensure the client was able to consistently respond to all issues raised in a contentious CAO matter involving significant disputed allegations of domestic abuse.

Advised a client following previous children proceedings, negotiated and liaised with the other side, then filed an urgent application to represent the respondent mother on an enforcement matter.

Represented a respondent mother on a child arrangements matter where there had been past domestic abuse and pursuing a case to ensure that contact arrangements between the child and father were in a safe environment with no risk of harm to either the child or mother.

Assisted instructing solicitor and counsel in a private children matter who represented respondent mother. The Father had made an application for a CAO to see the children but due to the length of time with no contact, mother was seeking indirect contact only in order to safeguard the children due to previous domestic abuse by the father which they had witnessed. Assisted by way of communication between the parties, attending court hearings and drafting, considering and amending court documents.

Public Children

Assisted counsel at multiple court hearings for a complex case where the father had taken his children to Lebanon and the Local Authority has issued proceedings to have them returned to the UK. Supported the client throughout the hearings and assisted in the communication between all parties concerned.

Represented a client who had mental health difficulties in a PLO matter where her children were being threatened with removal by the Local Authority due to her mental health and the aggressions in the home. An agreement was negotiated between the parties and the children remained in the parent’s care.

Represented a client with her child protection matter, ensuring that measuring were in place to protect both her and the child and assisting the client to ensure that the necessary steps on the child protection plan were followed.