Ella White
Overview
Call 2021 – Inner Temple
Ella is a busy family practitioner who accepts instructions in private and public children cases, as well as Family Law Act Injunctions.
Ella prides herself on her attention to detail and meticulous preparation, whilst being sensitive to the needs of her individual clients. She is approachable and able to reassure clients, including those who are particularly vulnerable. She gives clear and frank advice to clients on their prospects of success. She also has experience in representing deaf clients who either lip read or require BSL interpreters.
Ella will always strive to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients and will not shy away from robustly advancing their cases in Court. She can quickly digest large volumes of material and identify the key issues of each case. She regularly receives positive feedback from both her lay and professional clients. Ella is often complimented by those who instruct her on her swift and detailed Attendance Notes following hearings.
Feedback received:
Professional client: I have been particularly impressed with Ella. Ella’s thorough preparation, her handle of all of the case, attention to detail and careful advocacy has really impressed me. She has been meticulous and tenacious and superb with my client. She has also been very proactive and has been down to earth and approachable. I do not think that Ella could have done anything more. I will certainly be recommending her to others and I really do feel that Ella is one to watch for the future.
Professional client: Thank you for your hard work, calmness and patience despite the challenges that were faced during the final hearing and keeping me up to date on a daily basis.
Professional client: I have been, put simply, blown away by Ella. Her preparation and attention to detail have been outstanding and so has the outcome.
Social Worker: I just wanted to share how impressive I felt Ella was in court she did a fantastic job. Really good at working with me and other parties and worked hard to achieve our plan.
Lay client: I am absolutely over the moon and also in shock after today’s hearing. I without doubt know my mental health will continue to get better especially now I have this precious time with my son. This is all I have ever wanted. Thank you for all your life changing work and having faith in me up to this point.
Expertise
Family- Children (private law)
Ella represents parents, grandparents and children through their R16.4 Guardian at all stages of hearings. She is regularly instructed on multi-day Fact-Finding Hearings relating to allegations of emotional/psychological abuse, controlling and coercive behaviour and physical and sexual abuse against both parents and children.
Family- Children (care)
Ella represents the Local Authority, parents and Guardians at all stages of public law proceedings. She has dealt with cases relating to: neglect, domestic abuse, mental health, substance misuse, Non-Accidental Injury, children being beyond parental control, and applications for DoLS.
Family- Domestic Abuse/family Law Act
Ella represents both Applicants and Respondents in proceedings under the Family Law Act 1996 at both interim and contested hearings.
Private law:
B v B [2023] represented biological mother (now identifying as a trans male) in long running proceedings brought by the sperm-donor father seeking Parental Responsibility and contact. Proceedings concluded with indirect contact only.
J v P [2025] represented the mother at a Fact-Finding in which allegations of physical abuse of the child had been made against her. Allegations found to have been maliciously made by the father and that the child had been influenced by him to repeat them.
H v W [2025] represented the mother at a 4 day Fact-Finding Hearing, at which the majority of her allegations were found proven. Proceedings concluded at Final Hearing with an order that direct contact between father and child cease, and child have indirect contact only.
J v W [2025] represented the mother on an 8-day Fact-Finding Hearing on cross-allegations made by the parents. Counsel successfully argued for the admission of covert recordings into evidence. Significant findings were made against the father of controlling and coercive behaviour. All of the father’s allegations against the mother were found to be not proven.
Public Law:
A County Council v S [2022]- Instructed as junior counsel for the Guardian in an 11 day Fact-Finding Hearing relating to allegations of Non Accidental-Injury. Findings were made against the parents.
A County Council v A [2024] represented the mother on her Application to discharge a Care Order. Child transitioned back into her care.
- 2:1, LLB Law, University of Bristol
- Outstanding, BPTC, University of the West of England
- Family Law Bar Association
- Western Circuit
- ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator
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