Cherie Parnell LL B (UEA)

Although her grandparents were English, Cherie was brought up in America.  She has lived in England for over 20 years.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Cherie worked for a firm of solicitors for five years whilst undertaking her degree at the University of East Anglia.  Her understanding of the workings of a law firm means she fully appreciates the pressures and constraints under which solicitors work.

Cherie Parnell specialises in family law, including all aspects of private child law such as complex residence/contact disputes, domestic violence cases, matrimonial finance and public law children matters. 

She appeared as junior counsel on appeal in Re B (a child) [2009] EWSC 5, one of the first family law cases to be heard by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.  The case of Re B began in the Family proceedings court.  It was then heard in the High Court and the Court of Appeal (Re B [2009] EWCA Civ545).  Cherie represented the client throughout.

She is able to establish a good rapport with clients whatever their background and can be both understanding and tough. She is known as a ‘fighter’ for her client’s interest and is passionate about her work. She believes that it is very important to work in partnership with solicitors. Cherie is reliable and forthright and can be trusted to work hard for her clients.

Cherie is a trustee of the charity PACT.

She recently acted as an International Election Observer in the first democratic elections in the Sudan.