Olivia is a Pupil Barrister at Deans Court Chambers. She is supervised by Anna Bentley who specialises in Family work. As with all pupils at Deans Court, Olivia spends time with each of Deans Court’s main practice teams: Crime & Regulatory, Civil and Family. In her civil seat Olivia was supervised by Junaid Durrani and in her criminal seat Olivia was supervised by Michael Hayton QC and Ciaran Rankin. Olivia accepts instructions in all of the aforementioned practice areas.
Chris Barton is Emeritus Professor (Staffordshire University) of Family Law, an emeritus member of the Society of Legal Scholars and an Academic Door Tenant at Regent Chambers (Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent). He is a Vice-President of the Family Mediators Association and assists with the provision of continuing professional development for family lawyers and family mediators.
2 NOV 2026
