Amelia is an Advocate and Solicitor who is interested in family and matrimonial disputes. Her area of interest encompasses a spectrum of cases from divorce proceedings to estate matters, including Deputyship applications under the Mental Capacity Act.

Her area of practice extends to estate and succession planning for private clients, as well as caregivers of persons with intellectual disabilities.

Since her university days at SMU, Amelia has assisted caregivers of persons with intellectual disabilities to apply to Court to be appointed as Deputies, and she continues to do so after being called to the Bar.  Her efforts have been recognised by the SMU Pro Bono Centre in this video here: https://youtu.be/vVCM06ljrIA?si=khtrrXCXBu4GlUcJ

Her commitment to assist clients in navigating the intricacies of the legal landscape ensures that clients receive tailored and effective guidance in managing their affairs.

Some unique cases which Amelia has been involved in: 

• Acted for an elderly mother in her application for her son to be presumed dead by the Courts after he travelled overseas and went missing for more than 7 years.
• Acted for an administrator of an estate involving a missing beneficiary whose last contact with the family was in the 1940s, during World War II.