Year of Call: 2004
Clerk: Michael Lieberman

Helen is currently on maternity leave and is not available to take instructions.

An experienced barrister whose practice includes civil, employment and criminal cases, her regulatory practice includes many prosecutions brought by Trading Standards, in particular in the area of animal health and welfare. Helen also conducts cases brought by the DVLA, Companies House and the Department of Work and Pensions.

Helen's civil work includes all aspects of civil law. She is particularly experienced in landlord and tenant and housing law, judicial review and insolvency. She undertakes some conditional fee agreement work in personal injury cases and has also conducted many cases at the Employment Tribunal representing both claimants and respondents.

Recent notable cases include appearing for the local authority at the High Court as junior counsel in a judicial review of the decision to close local Magistrates Courts. Helen also appeared at the High Court for the DVLA in the case of Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited v DVLA (2009) EWHC 3132 (Admin) relating to the definition of 'road' for the purposes of the Vehicle Excise Registration Act 1994.

With a personal and thorough approach, Helen is a fluent Welsh speaker and regularly conducts cases in Welsh.

Helen was educated at Cardiff High School before going on to study French and Spanish at the University of Exeter. She completed her post graduate diploma in law and Bar Vocational Course at the University of the West of England.