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Madeleine Steele

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Madeleine Steele – Team Individual

Madeleine Steele

Madeleine joined Chambers in November 2020 following the successful completion of her pupillage, she has already proved herself a tenacious and strong advocate, with a maturity beyond her years.


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2017 Inner Temple

Qualifications
  • 2016-2017: Bar Professional Training Course (Outstanding)
  • 2013-2014: Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation)
  • 2010-2013: History of Art (BA Hons.) University of York
Awards & Prizes
  • 2017: Albion Family Advocacy Competition Winner
  • 2017: Academic Achievement Award, Highest mark for Drafting
Professional Memberships
  • Court of Protection Bar Association
  • Amicus ALJ
  • BarNone Mentor
Notable Cases
  • R v GW (2020): representation of a client charged with dangerous driving, successfully persuading the prosecutor to accept a plea to careless driving and avoiding a mandatory disqualification.
  • R v CG (2021): representation of a client facing 2x assault charges, successfully persuading the Judge to pass sentence by way of a community order.
  • HS v CB (2021): representation of the applicant in a successful application for a specific issue order.
  • SH v BL (2021): successful representation of the applicant at a final hearing for a non-molestation order.
Interests/Hobbies
  • Ballet, yoga, travel, and sea swimming.
  • Maddie is actively involved with the charity Amicus, delivering lectures and training to students and prospective interns.

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Prior to pupillage, Maddie worked for two years as a paralegal at a specialist mental health and mental capacity law firm. There she represented clients before the First-Tier Mental Health Tribunal and instructed 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 and has a particular interest in medical treatment cases.

Family
Maddie is regularly instructed to represent parents, the Local Authority and the Children’s Guardian in both public and private law Children Act proceedings. She also represents clients in cases involving allegations of domestic abuse.

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.


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Specialties Include

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Care & Adoption

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Clinical Negligence

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Cohabitation Disputes

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Company & Contractual Disputes

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Contentious Probate & Inheritance

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Court of Protection

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Crime & Regulatory

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Divorce & Family Finance

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Domestic Abuse

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Employment

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Housing & Property

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Immigration Appeals

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Immigration, Asylum, & Nationality

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Inquests

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Insurance Indemnity & Fraud

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Personal Injury

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Private Law Children

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