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Toni Wharton

Year of Call:

2003

Education:    

Frodsham High School, Fridsham, Cheshire

Winstanley Sixth Form College, Wigan

University of Northumbria, LLB (Hons) 1^st Class

University of Northumbria, BVC Exemption, equivalent to outstanding 

Awarded the Queen Mother Scholarship and the Blackstone Entrance Exhibition by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 2002

Awarded the Certificate of Honour for achievements at the BVC by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in 2003

Awarded the Harold G. Fox Scholarship by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple 2003

Career:

Called to the Bar 2003, Middle Temple

Harold G. Fox Scholar – McCarthy Tetrault, Markson & McDonald, Toronto 2003-2004

Casework Manager – Independent Police Complaints Commission, (“IPCC”), Manchester 2004-2005

Pupillage at Sovereign Chambers 2005-2006 supervised by David Dixon.

Member of the North Eastern Circuit

Member of the Criminal Bar Association

Member of the Family Law Bar Association

Member of the Personal Injuries Bar Association

Grade 1 Crown Prosecutor

Toni’s first six months of pupillage covered a mixed variety of practices and included extensive exposure to family law, including public and private law proceedings. In her second six months of pupilage and since obtaining tenancy Toni has built up a substantial practice in family law.

Toni has experience of representing both Applicants and Respondents in Public and Private law proceedings for Local Authorities and on behalf of parents. She has represented parties in Injunction Proceedings, including Committal Proceedings for breach of Injunction and has regularly appeared in contested Contact and Residence disputes. The wide range of cases Toni has appeared in has also involved Specific Issue Orders and Prohibited Steps Orders. She has conducted Finding of Fact Hearings in relation to allegations of domestic violence/abuse.

For further details contact Claudine Cooper on 0113 245 1841.