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Ashley is a Caseworker in our Kent Team assisting Ryan Booth on his matters. Ashley started her career over 10 years ago at Kent County Council Legal Services where she gained a vast amount of experience in all matters relating to Child Protection. She also has experience in dealing with Private Law Family matters, including child, divorce and financial remedy proceedings.
Ashley would describe herself as supportive, empathetic, patient and warm when assisting clients. She is understanding and compassionate towards them during a strenuous time in their lives.
Ashley assists in drafting an array of legal documents to include statements on behalf of clients, response to threshold documents and various Court forms.
Ashley is a key member of the team and renowned for her speed, accuracy and attention to detail. She assists Ryan Booth with various aspects of his caseload and Ryan has referred to her as “invaluable” in doing so.
Ashley deals with cases that include:
- Child/adult trafficking.
- Forced Marriage;
- The death of a child;
- Shaken Baby allegations;
- Non-accidental injuries (NAI) including head injuries (NAHI), fractures and bruising;
- Sexual abuse;
- Emotional abuse;
- Physical abuse;
- And cases where there are concurrent criminal proceedings.
- “During the fact finding hearing Ashley was excellent. Whenever I’ve needed advice she has been there to provide answers to the best of her abilities. She was a comforting presence for not only me but also my wife during a very tough 11 days at Family Court. She has always been very swift in replying to emails I send and I hope we can see this case through to a positive end together.”
- “Ashley is the consummate professional. Has dealt with every task with total competence, from note taking, accompanying the client through interview watching, grabbing us a room wherever possible, and being empathetic, warm, professional and curious with not just the client but with counsel too.”
- “Ashley was an integral part of our team which included leading and junior counsel in respect of a medically complex finding of fact hearing. Ashley was brilliant with the client and excellent at undertaking forensic tasks with the evidence. Her command of the case and the client’s instructions were impressive, and her contribution was invaluable. It was a pleasure to work with Ashley.”
- “Ashley is a total grafter. She was brilliantly prepared and incredibly helpful to have alongside us during this long and complex trial. Always keep to learn, always asking questions and not afraid to challenge instructed members of the Bar to ensure the client was receiving the absolute best from all of us. She is fantastic!”
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