28 LEICESTER MERCURY  THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2019
Law Society Awards 2019
Outstanding duo
contesting title
By jane mcfarlane
H
ELPING people to escape
abuse and alleviate pov-
erty is at the heart of eve-
rything the Zinthiya Trust
believes in, and this year
the charity is sponsoring the Barris-
ter of the Year category at the Leices-
ter Law Society Awards.
It will be a hotly-contested cate-
gory with two outstanding finalists,
Patrick Bowe and Hannah Fountain.
Patrick completed pupillage with
KCH (formerly known as King
Charles House) and has been a ten-
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ant and a mainstay of chambers for
almost 20 years now.
He specialises in family law and
focuses on care proceedings, chil-
dren act work and matrimonial
finance and has a particular special-
isation in issues surrounding same
sex couples, surrogacy and sperm
donation. He is also a recognised
mediator and arbitrator.
Patrick is a member of a number
of professional organisations includ-
ing the Family Law Bar Association,
the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
and the Institute of Family Arbitra-
tors. He is also involved in the
Leicestershire Aids Support Service
www.leicestermercury.co.uk/all-about/baby-of-the-year
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where he is the trust chairman of the
LASS Board of Trustees.
He has a reputation as an insight-
ful and robust advocate in his cli-
ents’ causes and brings sensitivity to
how he relates to his lay clients
which places him in considerable
demand where sensitive and careful
handling is required to ensure the
best possible outcome. Barrister of the Year contenders:
Hannah Fountain, from 2 New Hannah Fountain and Patrick Bowe
Street Chambers, practices in all
areas of family law including public
and private law children, domestic empathetic approach towards lay
abuse and financial remedies. As an clients.
extremely talented advocate, Han- This type of dedication, coupled-
nah operates well above her year of with a very astute legal mind and an
call (2012), regularly acting opposite unrivalled work ethic has seen Han-
the most senior members of the Bar. nah forge strong professional rela-
Hannah often goes above and tionships and a thriving practice
beyond to assist her instructing including cases from the simple to
solicitors and prides herself on her the highly complex.