Marlene practises in all areas of family law. She acts in all levels of court and has appeared in both the High Court and Court of Appeal without a leader. Marlene has a busy practice in Children Act 1989 applications for contact and residence. She is experienced in matters that are complicated by allegations of abuse or neglect, involving non-compliance and enforcement, and requiring a rule 16.4 guardian. She also handles rarer section 8 applications such as name change and leave to remove. In public law work Marlene accepts instructions from local authorities and parents and often deals with applications for the urgent accommodation of children. She frequently represents vulnerable litigants whose cases may involve complex issues of safeguarding. In domestic violence related injunctions Marlene regularly handles non-molestation and occupation orders and related TOLATA issues. During pupillage Marlene gained particular experience in financial remedies and cohabitation. She has worked on cases with complex jurisdictional issues, elements of insolvency, large and small scale private companies and sham transactions. She acts and advises in all aspects of financial remedies. She is currently being led in a long-running High Court case dealing with asset tracing, trusts and bankruptcy