Kate Temple-Mabe
Kate is a mixed civil, criminal, family and employment law barrister. She regularly acts for claimants and defendants in personal injury and public liability small claims, fast track trials and civil applications. She also advises and acts in clinical negligence claims. Her criminal work includes magistrates court trials and appearances in the Crown Court, and she has extensive experience in the Family Court, appearing in private child and finance disputes and acting for parents, local authorities and children’s guardians in all stages of public care proceedings.
Kate holds degrees in English Literature from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, summa cum laude) and King’s College London (MA). She completed her LLB at Queen Mary University of London, where she achieved the top result in her year in both years of study, and earned prizes in Contract Law, Land Law, Equity & Trusts, and Labour Law. She was She completed the BPTC (Outstanding) at BPP Law School. She is a member of the Inner Temple, and recipient of the Princess Royal Scholarship.
Before coming to the Bar, Kate worked at a national human rights charity, where she undertook research informing organisational positions on domestic human rights issues, especially surrounding mental health and mental capacity (particularly the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and DoLS). She also volunteered at two law centres, and represented appellants in welfare benefits tribunals. Before commencing her law degree, she worked as an academic administrator and co-founded a London-based literary magazine.