Melissa Harrison
Melissa is a family law specialist, highly experienced in all areas of child and family law. Her areas of expertise include public and private law applications under the Children Act 1989; securing injunctive relief under the Family Law Act 1996 including in the area of Forced Marriage; Court of Protection matters and; applications under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
Melissa has considerable experience in working with cases involving domestic violence. She is noted by instructing solicitors as having a professional and personable approach. Her commitment to client care ensures that professional and lay clients alike are provided with support, advice and attention at every stage of the case. She has a meticulous and rigorous approach to preparation in every case resulting in all clients receiving a consistently high level of service and representation. She is highly skilled at handling sensitive cases, particularly when dealing with vulnerable clients, including those with learning difficulties, mental illness, addictions, personality disorders and those for whom English is not their first language.