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Catherine Mason

Year of Call:

2000

Education:

Bolton School (Girls Division)
University of Leeds (BSc Honours in Mathematics)
Leeds Metropolitan University PGDip in Law
BPP Law School BVC

Career:

Prior to joining Sovereign Chambers had a varied commercial career mostly within large national and international corporations including some time in the pharmaceutical industry.
Pupillage followed by tenancy at Sovereign Chambers.

Catherine undertakes all aspects of both public and private Children Act proceedings in all Courts including the High Court. She has a flexible approach and is often instructed in cases where lay clients require sympathetic handling or firm advice.

Her negotiation skills enable Catherine to work towards agreement where possible but she also performs well in Court and prepares thoroughly for trial.

Catherine has a very good working medical knowledge and can therefore undertake detailed analysis of expert evidence. She has undertaken numerous cases which involve serious injuries to children often appearing against Queen’s Counsel.

Catherine enjoys a challenge and has undertaken a number of unusual and high profile cases. She prefers to follow cases through to their conclusion but is also willing to undertake shorter hearings.