At New Park Court Chambers, we do things a little differently. With a total of 74 barristers, including 13 King’s Counsel, our reach and influence stretches far beyond the bounds of our Circuit.
As a Tier 1 Set based in Leeds and Newcastle we are home to a number of high profile and nationally and internationally reputable Counsel.
Called to the Bar in 2002, Natalia Escoriza brings a wealth of experience and an approachable style as a family law specialist, with particular expertise in private law and public law children work.
A highly experienced children barrister, Natalia is regularly instructed in a broad range of complex private and public law cases, always ensuring the voice of the child remains central to the proceedings. She undertakes a significant amount of cases, which include physical and sexual abuse of children, mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse, special guardianship applications and adoption, representing all parties at all levels.
Natalia’s breadth and depth of knowledge and family law experience enable her to instil confidence from the outset, putting anxious clients at ease. She also takes into account the emotional context of each case, which can bring inherent complexities and difficulties.
Her kind and calm demeanour and detailed preparation make Natalia popular with solicitors representing disadvantaged or vulnerable clients. She is known as a tenacious but sensitive advocate who has the ear of the court.
Natalia has delivered talks in a variety of settings and is particularly interested in promoting and encouraging the young to realise their potential, regardless of their situation, and seize opportunities.
In 2012, Natalia was appointed as a member of the Calderdale Education Appeals Panel and is a qualified civil and commercial mediator. Natalia has been listed in The Legal 500 as a leading individual in Family Law.
Undertakes a significant amount of public law work, which includes physical and sexual abuse of children, mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse, Special Guardianship applications and adoption representing all parties at all levels of proceedings, and deals with applications including those for:
Natalia’s calm approach and detailed preparation make her very popular with solicitors representing disadvantaged clients.
Natalia’s practice covers all aspects of private law children work, including the following:
In both public and private law, she has extensive experience of dealing with cases involving the following:
In addition to children work, represents clients in mainly small and medium-sized money cases, covering all stages of financial remedy proceedings, from first appointment through to final hearing, including interim applications for financial provision.
All areas of injunctive work are undertaken, including applications for:
Natalia accepts instructions in Court of Protection matters.
Assisted Michael Harrison KC during his involvement with this case in the interim stages, and represented the Local Authority at an interim directions hearing.
Application to permanently remove child from the jurisdiction. Consideration of principles in Re F, and the need for CAFCASS to conduct a sufficiently balanced (‘holistic’) welfare analysis when addressing issues in respect of relocation.
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