Christine Sheldrake

Areas of Practice

Family and family related work

Memberships

FLBA

Education

LL.B .(hons) Lond.

Call 15th July 1977 by Middle Temple

Relevant training or teaching

Pupil Supervisor.

Particular Interests and Experience

All aspects of Matrimonial Finance: including property in the UK and abroad, businesses, partnerships, insolvency, pensions, and tax.

Deeds Of Separation and Pre – Nuptial Agreements.

Children: Residence and Contact, Care Proceedings.

Family related matters: include Disputes between Cohabitants, Inheritance Act claims and Probate.

Judicial and other appointments or relevant activites

DDJ of the PRFD since 31st October 2003

Cases of interest

• Re P (Parental Responsibility) [1997] 2 FLR 722 CA
  Application for parental responsibility order - Father serving long sentences of imprisonment - Whether sentences of imprisonment could be a factor in exercise of discretion to make order
• Frary -v- Frary and Another [1993] 2 FLR 696 CA
  Ancillary Relief - Disclosure by third party - Petitioner applying for order for production in court of documents relating to financial assets of respondent's cohabitee - Cohabitee a stranger to the proceedings - Whether order justified - Rule 2.62(7)(8) Family Proceedings Rules 1991
• M -v- M (Welfare Reports) [1989] 2 FLR 354 CA
  Children - Custody - Family living in former matrimonial home - Mother applying for custody of children - Judge giving custody to father - Appeal by mother - Judge ordering further welfare officer's report for use by Court of Appeal - Role of appellate court - Purpose of welfare officer's report

Mediator Link

Until 1989 Christine enjoyed a common law practice, which comprised Family (including Divorce; Ancillary Financial Relief; Children; International Child Abduction; Civil Partnerships, Cohabitation) all aspects of Civil (including contract, landlord and tenant, personal injury) and Crime.

She will mediate in the following areas:

Family and all family related work

Contract and Commercial - Property (which includes Agriculture & Farming; Landlord & Tenant; Neighbour & Boundary Disputes; Trusts; Rights of Way, Adverse Possession Claims; Restrictive Covenants)

Personal Injury

Tort - including Defamation; Negligence; Nuisance

Wills - including claims under the Inheritance Act and Trusts