Anogika Souresh

Children (Private Law)

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.