Anna Gowen

Anna has a wealth of experience in all areas of private family law, with a particular focus on complex private law children matters that involve allegations of domestic abuse, substance abuse, implacable hostility, parental alienation and permanent removal from the jurisdiction. Her cases often have complicated factual backgrounds and she is regularly instructed in cases that require a forensic approach to contested medical evidence, police disclosure and challenges to hair strand testing results for substance abuse.

Across her career, Anna has gained extensive experience dealing with Schedule 1 and TOLATA matters, as well as financial remedy disputes involving company accounts, international elements, and significant matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets.

As a member of Resolution, Anna endeavours to use a conciliatory approach where possible to resolve issues regarding family breakdown in a non-aggressive manner. However, where this is not possible, she takes a practical approach to deal with matters efficiently and effectively to achieve the best possible result in each case.

Anna specialises in all areas of private family law, including
• Divorce & financial remedies
• Private children matters (complex)
• Leave to remove children permanently from the jurisdiction
• Schedule 1 – Financial provision for children
• Trusts of Land disputes between unmarried couples
• Protective injunctions & Occupation orders

Anna studied linguistic science at York University before completing the law conversion at The College of Law. She undertook her training contract at Hanne & Co, qualifying as a family law solicitor before going on to work in a specialist family law firm. In 2007, Anna returned to Hanne & Co where she has continued to work exclusively in Family Law.