Justine Lattimer

Call 1992

Overview

Justine Lattimer is a Barrister specialising in Family law and the Court of Protection.  She specialises in child protection. She is highly experienced in serious and complex cases such as those involving sexual abuse, serious physical injury or factitious illness.

Justine has completed the Family Law Bar Association’s vulnerable witness training and has experience both representing and cross-examining vulnerable witnesses and parties.

She is also one of the Bar Council accredited trainers for the Vulnerable Witness Training Course.

Specialist Profiles

Justine Lattimer specialises in child protection. She is highly experienced in serious and complex cases such as those involving sexual abuse, serious physical injury or factitious illness. Her experience in related crime during her first 15 years of practice provides her with valuable additional insight and expertise. She has a reputation for client care and in particular for her sensitive approach to clients with mental health difficulties or learning disabilities.

She has spoken at St Ives conferences and training events.

Court of Protection

Justine Lattimer has been part of the St Ives Court of Protection team since its inception and has experience at both county and high court levels in a range of cases including those involving DOL. She regularly acts for the Official Solicitor as well as for other parties including local authorities.

BA (Oxon)

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Chambers and Partners 2026

"Justine is an exceptional advocate. She has a particular strength in representing vulnerable clients and her cross-examinations of vulnerable witnesses is the best I have seen."
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Legal 500 2026

"Justine is a phenomenal barrister and her natural ability to absorb, retain and analyse huge amounts of information never ceases to amaze. She is particularly experienced in representing extremely vulnerable persons, such as those with severe learning difficulties, and she regularly appears as a leading junior against silks and is a particular favourite of local authorities for this reason."
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Chambers and Partners 2025

"Justine is a top-class practitioner."
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Legal 500 2025

"Justine is an impressive and effective advocate. She particularly specialises in cases with vulnerable witnesses. Her ability to cross-examine in a polite, calm, and unflappable way is just brilliant. She is the strongest junior around."
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Chambers and Partners 2024

"She is a professional advocate with a breadth of knowledge."
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Chambers and Partners 2024

"Justine is a strong, experienced advocate with an incredibly keen eye for detail."
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Chambers and Partners 2024

"Justine's advocacy style is effortless, but deeply persuasive."
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Legal 500 2024

"Justine is a strong advocate with a keen eye for detail. She is approachable and gives clear and accurate advice."
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Chambers and Partners 2023

"Justine's knowledge of the law is unsurpassed and even in the most trying of circumstances she is able to persuade the judge to her way of thinking. Basically a silk in all but name."
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Chambers and Partners 2023

"She has excellent client care skills, especially with parent clients. She is thorough, clear and direct."
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Chambers and Partners 2023

"A favourite for complex care proceedings."
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Legal 500 2023

"Justine’s representation of vulnerable children and parents is second to none. Justine is able to digest complex and voluminous evidence, then present it in a straightforward manner to the client. Her advocacy is professional, concise, and direct. She is always well prepared and has an excellent approachable manner with even the most difficult and vulnerable clients."
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Chambers and Partners 2022

"Justine has such a wealth of experience to draw upon that she is never flustered or surprised. She brings an air of calm to proceedings."
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Chambers and Partners 2022

"She is approachable and thorough in her work."
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Legal 500 2022

"Justine is utterly dedicated to her clients. She has an incisive eye for the key issues of a case, and provides excellent advice in a poised manner."
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Chambers and Partners 2021

"Quality advocacy, quality cross-examination and quality with clients."
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Chambers and Partners 2021

"She is fearless in the courtroom and her reputation precedes her."
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Chambers and Partners 2021

"She is extremely thorough and grasps the fundamental points of a case. She can also explain matters succinctly to clients and talks to clients with difficulties in a way they can understand."
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Legal 500 2021

"She has an amazing ability to master large and complex briefs in addition to strong performance in court."
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Chambers & Partners 2015

"She picks up on the issues very quickly, and is very approachable and very good with clients."
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Chambers & Partners 2013

Justine Lattimer has a vibrant practice that has a particular emphasis on welfare and deprivation of liberty matters. "She is responsive at short notice and highly knowledgeable," interviewees note.
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Chambers & Partners 2012

Experienced family lawyer Justine Lattimer has a similarly bifurcated practice focused on welfare decisions and financial deputyship. She is increasing her workload in this area, and is noted for having "an assured court manner and friendly style."

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