Professional Experience
Brittany has practised in family law since the beginning of her career, having completed a specialised traineeship in the field – one of only a select few solicitors to do so in Scotland.
Brittany has a breadth of experience in all aspects of family law, including financial provision on divorce and separation, contact and residence disputes and cohabitation. She is particularly knowledgeable in financial provision and child contact cases. She has also been involved in a number of Hague Abduction cases (acting on behalf of both the Petitioner and Respondent) having been the instructing solicitor in the reported case of NN v HN [2018] CSOH 56.
Brittany is confident appearing at Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland on behalf of her clients and arguing their case, whilst also ensuring that they understand the Court system – an integral aspect of clients feeling comfortable during the litigation process. She also instructs Counsel to appear in the Court of Session on behalf of her clients and is comfortable navigating the procedure of this higher Court.
Brittany has also assisted clients who are on a journey to create, or grow, a family, whether that be via adoption, donor conception or surrogacy. The law in this area is nuanced and the legislation can be daunting. She is a knowledgeable, experienced and supportive advisor and finds that it is a joy to be involved in assisting clients in such journeys. Brittany presented an update on surrogacy and family creation to delegates at the Law Society of Scotland Family Law Conference in 2024.
Brittany also has significant experience in cases where there is a cross-border element, be that intra-UK or internationally. She has a good working relationship with solicitors both in England & Wales, and internationally, and this can be utilised when cases have a jurisdictional element, which are becoming ever more common.
Brittany has recently undertaken Approved Domestic Abuse Training for Solicitors with the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC). The SWRC provided in-depth training on domestic abuse legislation in Scotland as well as good practice when working with individuals who have experienced domestic abuse. Following this training Brittany was placed on the approved register of solicitors who have completed such training with the SWRC.
Brittany is also a supervising solicitor at the Free Legal Advice Clinic run by the University of Edinburgh, as well as assisting Shared Parenting in their monthly sessions to provide legal advice to those requiring assistance.
Brittany is qualified with the High Conflict Institute as a coach for the “New Ways for Families Coaching” method, which recently launched in Scotland in conjunction with Shared Parenting Scotland. The course was originally developed in the USA and is now being rolled out in Scotland in order to assist parents who are separating. It is intended to reduce the negative impact of conflict on children in family breakups.
