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Name: Rona Vanessa Neathey
Call: 1990
Inn: Inner Temple
Qualifications: LLB (Hons), Diploma in European Studies Bar
Exams
Areas of practice
All aspects of Family Law including high value and high profile
ancillary relief claims. Rona receives instructions to act for the
Official Solicitor, guardian ad litem, local authorities. She has
worked on very complex matters with various Queen's Counsel; Asylum
law with particular interest in homosexual claims, Landlord and
Tenant and Housing matters, Human Rights
Professional Associations
Family Law Bar Association
Housing Law Practitioners Association
Pro Bono Work
Oval Housing Co-operative Management and Tenancy Relations, Management
Committee Member of Chelsea Womens Aid- domestic violence refuge
Background
Rona has always taken great pride in her ability to resolve matters
amiably and especially at the Court of Appeal stage. She is a known
fierce but fair negotiator!
Rona has always enjoyed the company of children being an aunt to
10 children and godmother of many, she began her working life as
a nursery nurse and, in wanting to pursue a career working with
children, began studying to become a lawyer. Having become a lawyer
she involved herself in many community and social issues primarily
involving single parents and homeless and vulnerable persons. She
has taught "underpriviledged" children and campaigns for the rights
of children and the homeless.
Languages: French and Jamaican/patois
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