Called in 2016
Areas of Practice
Family
We are very pleased that a number of our members have been ranked in the Legal 500 2021: Dr Onyoja Momoh as a Leading Junior for Children Law (Public and Private), Kyle Squire as a Rising Star in the same category and Antonia Halker as a Leading Junior in Property Litigation. All are highly skilled, robust advocates. To book, please contact our clerks.
The easiest way to contact our clerks is by email at clerks@5pumpcourt.com or by telephone. Please call our family clerks on 020 7632 7852 or 020 7632 7851; our civil clerk on 020 7632 7862 and our criminal clerk on 020 7632 7853. After 5.30pm please call 07976 368031.
Many courts are continuing to conduct hearings remotely. Our members have extensive experience of remote hearings, and can advise on preparation and tactics and effectively represent clients at such hearings. We are able to host hearings and conferences by Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Contact us at clerks@5pumpcourt.com for more information
5 Pump Court Chambers stands firmly against racism in any form. We are proud of the diversity of our Chambers, and believe that diversity makes us stronger. We also accept that there is always more we could do, and we are ready to listen and to learn.
Kemi Ojitiku acted in the recent case of K (Children: Placement Orders) representing a father in long and complex proceedings regarding whether care and placement orders, and adoption orders, should be made. The CA ordered that the matter be remitted to a fresh tribunal.
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Sophie specialises in family law. She is an able advocate and negotiator, combining legal expertise with an empathetic approach to client care. Sophie understands the importance of providing robust and considered advice, when required. She appreciates the reassurance of continuity of counsel, and often represents clients through to final hearings.
Sophie has a busy practice, and accepts instructions in all areas of family law. She has an established practice in private children proceedings involving domestic abuse and child abduction. Sophie has a growing interest in family finance and cases with an international element.
She is an Accredited Mediator and is on the Government Legal Department’s Attorney General’s Junior Junior Panel of counsel. Having undertaken a criminal pupillage, which also focussed on regulatory work, Sophie was regularly instructed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in disciplinary hearings. Sophie’s experience lends itself to representing clients confidently at emergency ex parte hearings. Sophie’s ability to assimilate the facts and legal issues quickly ensures that she remains calm under pressure.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Sophie worked at the Ministry of Justice in the Offender Reform & Commissioning Group. She drafted answers to Parliamentary Questions for the Secretary of State for Justice and Justice Ministers, and prepared them for briefings and the Transforming Rehabilitation Inquiry.
Education:
LLB Law (Hons), University of Bristol
BPTC, BPP Law School
Awards:
Jules Thorn (Major) Scholarship by The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
BPP Advocacy Prize
Professional Memberships:
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
Attorney General’s Junior Junior Panel of counsel
Language skills
Spanish (Conversational)
5 Pump Court
Temple, London
EC4Y 7AP
Document Exchange
LDE 497 Chancery Lane
Hours
8.30 am until 7.00 pm
Urgent out-of-hours
07976 368031