Niamh Wilkie

"Niamh is a very strong advocate and very quick on her feet in court. She always goes above and beyond to assist clients."

The Legal 500, 2025

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Overview

Niamh practices exclusively in family law and accepts instructions in private and public law children cases, and in family finance cases. She is recognised in the Legal 500 for her work in Family Law.

Prior to joining the Bar in England, she worked as a Barrister and in other legal disciplines in the Republic of Ireland and the UAE.

Niamh holds a specialist qualification in international arbitration.

With unique ability to represent clients in both England and Ireland, Niamh is regularly instructed in cross-border disputes between these jurisdictions.

Niamh also previously lived and worked in the UAE for eight years, where she practised in the DIFC Courts, Dubai. Niamh also acted for clients in both international and domestic arbitration disputes.

Rights of Audience

Niamh is qualified to accept instructions and represent clients in court in both England and Wales and the Republic of Ireland.

Direct Access

Niamh is Direct Access qualified and can be directly instructed by members of the public through Direct Public Access. Please contact the clerks as 5SAH if you would like to instruct her directly.

"Dearest Niamh. I cannot thank you enough for everything you have done for me.The sense of relief I feel right now is unreal. You are phenomenal and I’m so lucky to have found you to represent me!...

Client Feedback

Thank you for keeping me calm and encouraging me to stand firm. I’m absolutely elated… and that’s all down to you.

You are truly remarkable."

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Family & Children & International Family

Family Finance and Divorce

Niamh represents clients in financial remedy proceedings. Niamh has experience dealing with more complex matters within financial proceedings such as trusts, interveners, divorce, TOLATA, and often with cases having an international dimension, particularly in Ireland and the UAE. Niamh has experience drafting pre and post nuptial agreements.

International Family Law

Within her private children practice, Niamh is regularly instructed on international child abduction cases and relocation cases. Niamh has experience with both Hague Convention and non-Convention proceedings concerning child abduction.

Niamh has recently presented a webinar on International Child Abduction and has written several articles for Family Law Week also focused on this topic.

Building on her previous experience living and working in the UAE, Niamh maintains strong professional ties within the jurisdiction and continues to represent clients based there. In 2024, she represented the Bar Council as a delegate in the UAE, and, in September 2025, was a panellist at the Bar Council’s Family Law Conference in Dubai.

Private Children

Niamh has extensive experience representing clients in a broad range of private children proceedings involving child arrangements, relocation (national and international), child abduction, child maintenance and Schedule 1 applications. In addition to representing parents within these types of proceedings, Niamh has also acted for grandparents, guardians, and special guardians.

Domestic Abuse

Niamh represents clients in applications for non-molestation and occupation orders and has extensive experience dealing with clients who are victims of domestic abuse and those accused of being perpetrators.

Care Proceedings

Niamh has vast experience acting for local authorities, parents and guardians in public law children proceedings. Niamh has also represented parties in applications for Deprivation of Liberty (DOLS).

Additional Information

Education

LLB (Hons): Irish Law.
Barrister at Law Degree: Kings Inns, Ireland.
PGDip Int. Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) Queen Mary University, London.
Called to the Bar of Ireland: 2011.
Called to the Bar of England and Wales: 2019.

Awards

Niamh was selected by the Bar Council of Ireland for a secondment to the internationally renowned Innocence Project in Ohio, USA in 2016.
Niamh was also the winner of the Young Barrister of the Family Lawyers Association of Ireland 2016.