Karen Lennon

Ranked in Tier 1 for Family and Children Law – The Legal 500 (2026)

Ranked Band 2 in Chambers and Partners (2026) for Family: Children.

“Karen is a heavy weight practitioner who is highly regarded by her colleagues and the judiciary for her breadth of knowledge and understanding of law and practice, her thorough and analytical consideration of complex and difficult cases and her dynamic approach”

– The Legal 500 (2026)

 

“Karen Lennon is a tenacious advocate; one of the best there is.”

-Chambers & Partners (2026)

Public Law

• Serious Non-accidental Injuries and Child Death
• Significant Neglect
• Sexual abuse
• Domestic Violence
• Drug and Alcohol Misuse
• Poisoning
• Factitious Illness
• Female Genital Mutilation
• Representation of children and vulnerable young persons
• Relinquished Babies
• Breakdown of Adoption
• Applications under the Inherent Jurisdiction
• Protections of Vulnerable Young persons including Dangerous Association
• Human Rights Applications
• Jurisdictional Issues including placing Children Abroad.
• Cases involving cultural or international elements.

Private Law

• Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control
• Interfamilial Sexual Abuse
• Contact
• Domestic Violence
• Parental Alienation
• Implacable Hostility
• International relocation
• Removal from the Jurisdiction

Approach

With 20 years of experience in family Karen is a heavy weight practitioner who is highly regarded by her colleagues and the judiciary for her breadth of  knowledge and understanding of law and practice, her thorough and analytical consideration of complex and difficult cases and her dynamic approach.

Karen is committed to ensuring the best outcome for her clients and represents with equal tenacity Local Authorities, parents (and other family members) and children (through their Guardian and on their own) in serious and multifaceted cases including; Complex Medical and Mental Health Issues, Serious and Multiple Non-Accidental Injuries, Child death, Sexual Abuse, Poisoning, Fabricated Illness, Neglect and cases involving International and Human Rights issues.

Her professional approach, sensible and considered advice and dedication to her cases keep her in high demand throughout the North East Circuit.

Articles

• Lennon K and Latham O, “Post-adoption contact after Re S: sea change or ripple in the ocean? Part 2” [2025] (Oct) Fam Law
• Lennon K and Latham O, “Post-adoption contact after Re S: sea change or ripple in the ocean? Part 1” [2025] (Sep) Fam Law

– Review of Post-adoption contact after RE. S:  “I was delighted to read your article in September’s Fam Law – about Re S. It’s a great analysis. I look forward to reading Part 2 of your article! Part 1 is out just in time to be added to the reading list for the new academic year!” – Professor Daniel Monk, Birkbeck Law School, University of London, Editor of Child and Family Law Quarterly.

• Latham O and Lennon K, ‘Consent’ does it matter? [2023] Fam Law 1207

Finance – Family Finance

• Finances on Divorce
• Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustee Applications
• Land Tribunal Applications
• Schedule 1 Applications

Approach

Karen is the Head of the family finance team at PSQB. In the financial arena she is a discerning advocate who grapples easily with cases involving multi assets, complex business accounts, limited and unlimited companies and partnerships and is regularly instructed in cases involving high value assets.    Karen has represented clients where the asset value exceed six figures.  She is also equally adept at dealing with co-habitation cases with experience in Land Tribunals, applications under TOLATA and Schedule 1 Applications

Training

Karen is a bar representative of the Local Family Justice Board in York engaging and contributing to the meetings and subcommittees and research,  Karen also arranges the annual conference.  She also regularly gives seminars in all areas in which she practises.

Karen has represented the official solicitor in care proceeding. Karen also acted in deprivation of liberty applications for the LA, child, and CG, and appeared in Court of Protection cases on behalf of the vulnerable person.