Claire Hawke
Claire is a Solicitor in the Child Care Team based in our Wellington office.
An experienced Child Care Solicitor, Claire joined Clarkes at the start of 2024 having previous experience both in private practice and also working for a Local Authority in the West Midlands.
Since qualification in 2011, Claire has worked with the most vulnerable of clients including representing children before the Court as well as parents, grandparents and carers.
Claire regularly appears in all levels of Court, from Magistrates Court through to the High Court and will most often undertake all Advocacy herself.
Claire is a member of the Law Society’s Children Panel which is a specialist accreditation recognising her experience and expertise in children law proceedings.
Notable Cases
Wolverhampton City Council v JA and Others (ZK and another intervening) [2017] EWFC 62