Ngaa Zivuku

Family Barrister

Ngaa has a broad family practice and accepts instructions to appear in all stages of Private and Public Law Children, Financial Remedies and Family Law Act proceedings. Ngaa is meticulous in her preparation and committed to achieving the best outcome for her clients. She is praised for her ability to put nervous clients at ease.

Children (Private Law)

Ngaa regularly represents clients who are involved in private children proceedings and accepts instructions in all stages of such proceedings, including final and fact-finding hearings. Ngaa is praised for her excellent witness handling and effective cross examination- experience of which is gained from her previous experience in criminal law.  She has experience representing clients who are making applications for relocation as well as representing those that resist such applications.

Children (Public Law)

Ngaa has experience representing parents in care proceedings where care proceedings have been instigated because of domestic violence, drink/drug dependence and mental health problems.

Domestic Violence and Injunctions

Ngaa has experience applying for and contesting non-molestation orders and occupation orders. Ngaa accepts instructions in forced marriage protection orders and has experience representing the applicant and respondent in such cases.

Family Finance and Property

Ngaa has experience in all aspects of financial remedy applications following divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership. She has represented clients in a range of financial remedy hearings, including FDAs, FDRs, preliminary issue hearings and contested final hearings- including those with interveners.