Indunee accepts instructions in public and private law children matters up to and including multi-day final hearings and finding of fact hearings. She also represents clients requiring assistance with non-molestation and occupation orders.
In 2023/2024, Indunee completed the FLBA ‘Advocacy and the Vulnerable’ training course. She has experience communicating with parties with language barriers and significant cognitive and learning difficulties.
Indunee has acted in cases concerning domestic violence, sexual abuse, physical abuse, mental health issues, disabilities and vulnerabilities, substance misuse, non-accidental injury and parental alienation. Examples of some notable recent cases are included below:
- Av A (2024)– Represented a client in private law proceedings who relied heavily on an interpreter during a 3-day finding of fact hearing. The matter came before a Circuit Judge and a section 16.4 Guardian was involved. She successfully achieved findings that the client had been subjected to controlling and coercive behaviour.
- Re J (2024)– Represented a parent during lengthy care proceedings. She negotiated a narrowing of the issues at final hearing and successfully persuaded the court that a supervision order was necessary, contrary to the Local Authority's stance. In addition, she persuaded the court to depart from the Guardian's recommendations regarding the frequency of contact arrangements.
- Wv W (2023)– Represented a client during a multi-day finding of fact hearing and successfully obtained significant findings that the client had been subjected to sexual, physical, psychological and emotional harm at the hands of a former partner, and that the children had also suffered harm. At final hearing, she attained a section 91(14) barring order and a final order requiring the other parent to engage meaningfully in rehabilitative work before direct contact with the children could occur.
- Hv H (2023)– Represented a client during private law proceedings in which a section 16.4Guardian was necessary, including during a remote 4 day finding of fact hearing. The client required an intermediary due to being diagnosed with a psychotic disorder.
