Pink Tape

Pink Tape is written by Lucy Reed KC, a family law barrister *waves*. On this blog you will see me identified as ‘Familoo’ (a concatenation of ‘family’ and ‘Loo’. A moment of poor judgment right there). I have been at the family bar for 20 years and am still amazed at how little most people understand about the work that I do and what goes on inside the Family Courts (with others I set upThe Transparency Projectto try and begin to tackle this).

Since summer 2008 when I made my escape from the big smoke and back to my roots in the West Country I have been a member of St John’s Chambersin Bristol. Best move I ever made…Since 2022 I have also been an associate member of36 Familyin London.

According to theLegal 500 2011 I have an “impressive ability to get to the crux of a complicated and messy dispute”. That’s a euphemism for a lawyer who verbalises what she thinks a bit too readily. In 2012 they said I was “a strong advocate and hardworking” (transl. : “WILL NOT SHUT the flip UP!”). In 2013 they said that I was “excellent on complex and tricky cases“. In 2015 “Lucy will not be browbeaten by an opponent” (transl. :WILL NOT SHUT the flip UP!“)

More recentlyChambers & Partnerssay : “Lucy is humane, sensible and crafts her submissions with precision and insight.”andthat I“Combine… a massive intellect with really meticulous forensic preparation, and [have] enormous humanity as well.”

Legal 500 say : ‘Rigorous in her analysis of every argument.’

I could update these for 2023, but you get the flavour. In 2023, I was appointed Kings Counsel, which means someone thinks I’m very good at my job.

I am also the author ofThe Family Court Without a Lawyer – A Handbook for Litigants in Personand co-author ofTransparency in the Family Court – Publicity and Privacy in Practice. If you are really that interested in my CV you can read itelsewhere.