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Madeleine Steele
Maddie joined Chambers in November 2020 following successful completion of her pupillage. Prior to pupillage, Maddie spent two years as a paralegal, representing clients before the First-Tier Mental Health Tribunal and instructing counsel in various Court of Protection matters
2017 Inner Temple
"Thank you, I felt confident with Madeleine's meticulous attention to every detail"
- 2016-2017: Bar Professional Training Course (Outstanding)
- 2013-2014: Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation)
- 2010-2013: History of Art (BA Hons.) University of York
- 2017: Albion Family Advocacy Competition Winner
- 2017: Academic Achievement Award, Highest mark for Drafting
- 2023: Amicus Champions of Justice: The Andrew Lee Jones Award
- Court of Protection Bar Association
- Amicus ALJ
- BarNone Mentor
- R v X: representation of a youth client, charged with 2x robbery, successfully persuaded the judge to pass sentence by way of a referral order.
- R v BB: representation of a client charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, successfully persuaded the judge to pass sentence by way of a suspended custodial sentence.
- Re ZU: represented the local authority in an application to authorise a deprivation of liberty. The case involved consideration of the procedure when a matter is no longer subject to the jurisdiction of the High Court and instead transfers to the Court of Protection.
- Re AE: represented the health board in an application to authorise the deprivation of liberty of a child. The case involved consideration of what amounts to a regulated, and unregulated, placement.
- Re MC: representation of a parent at an urgent hearing, successfully opposed the local authority’s application for immediate removal of the child.
- Ballet, yoga, travel, and sea swimming.
- Maddie is actively involved with the charity Amicus, delivering training to students and prospective interns on Capital Trial Procedure at the charity’s bi-annual training, and participating in other educational and fundraising events throughout the year.
Details
Maddie joined Chambers in November 2020 following successful completion of her pupillage.
Prior to pupillage, Maddie spent two years as a paralegal, representing clients before the First-Tier Mental Health Tribunal and instructing counsel in various Court of Protection matters.
In 2016, Maddie spent four months in America at the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office, assisting with death penalty trials. She continues to work with the attorneys on ongoing cases.
Maddie’s previous experience working with vulnerable people has informed her empathetic approach when representing clients across a range of practice areas.
Court of Protection
Having previously worked at a specialist mental health and mental capacity law firm, Maddie has experience in a wide range of Court of Protection (Health and Welfare) matters, with a particular interest in medical treatment cases. She is often instructed to represent individuals, Local Authorities and Health Boards in matters involving issues of residence, contact, care, and medical treatment, as well as capacity disputes.
Crime
Maddie regularly prosecutes and defends in the Magistrates’ Court, Crown Court and Youth Court. She is a CPS Grade 1 prosecutor and has experience dealing with a broad range of offences, from driving matters to violent crimes.
Family
Maddie is regularly instructed to represent parents, the Local Authority, interveners, and children in both public and private law Children Act proceedings. She is often instructed to represent vulnerable clients and those with additional needs. Maddie also has experience in matters involving the deprivation of liberty of children, particularly in respect of cases moving from the jurisdiction of the High Court to the Court of Protection.
