Anogika Souresh

Anogika regularly appears in care proceedings, acting for Local Authorities, Guardians, parents and grandparents. She has also been instructed on behalf of the police on disclosure matters in care proceedings.

Anogika is regularly instructed in complex multi-day final hearings. She has appeared in proceedings involving domestic abuse, mental health concerns, substance misuse, neglect, and non-accidental injury. Anogika is also instructed to appear in FDAC proceedings.

Anogika has appeared in proceedings involving children and the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. Anogika regularly appears in the High Court. She has acted in cases involving the Official Solicitor when there have been issues of capacity to litigate. She is often requested on cases involving issues of capacity.

She has assisted in the training of social workers in preparation for giving evidence in care proceedings.

Selected Cases

• Re H (A Child) (2023): Anogika was instructed as junior counsel acting for the child in a 13-day fact-finding hearing.
• Re E (A Child) (2023): Anogika represented a parent in the High Court in a case concerning the deprivation of liberty of a child.
• A Local Authority v J&H (2022): Anogika was instructed in a final hearing concerning jurisdictional issues relating to SGOs and the placement of a child in an EU Member State.
• Re W (A Child) (2021): represented the Local Authority in a final hearing in the High Court concerning the deprivation of liberty of a child.

Anogika represents both Applicants and Respondents in private law cases at all stages of proceedings, including applications for Child Arrangements Orders, Specific Issue Orders and Prohibited Steps Orders. She has been instructed in cases involving allegations of domestic and sexual abuse.

She has represented vulnerable clients and clients requiring an interpreter and is skilled at representing clients for whom English is not their first language. Anogika speaks Tamil fluently.

She has represented parents in internal relocation cases. She has also acted in adoption proceedings.

Anogika has appeared in multi-day fact-findings and final hearings. She has also undertaken appeals. Anogika has been instructed on complex private law disputes, including those being heard in the High Court.

In addition, Anogika accepts instructions to represent clients in children arbitration. She has undertaken training in Children Arbitration from Julie Stather, MCI Arb, who co-authored the paper to IFLA proposing the extension of the arbitration scheme to children matters.

Selected Cases

• Re X (2023): Anogika appeared as junior counsel in the High Court. The High Court was asked to make a best interests decision regarding a novel issue.
• B v C (2022): successfully appealed a child arrangements order made in proceedings under the Family Law Act 1996.

Anogika welcomes instructions across the full range of Court of Protection proceedings.

She has acted in cases in which both mental capacity and best interests are in dispute. She has been instructed in hearings involving issues of residence and care.

Anogika has a broad property and affairs practice, and regularly acts in applications for the appointment and removal of deputies.

She regularly advises on applications for the appointment or displacement of Nearest Relatives. Anogika also acts in deprivation of liberty challenges.

Selected Cases

• A CCG v M (2022): Anogika represented a CCG in a case concerning the Covid-19 vaccination.

Anogika accepts work from lay clients in the area of family law, including children, in accordance with our Direct Access Scheme. You can view her profile to learn more here.